American - Actress | December 8, 1953 -
I remember that Jack Lemmon, who is one of my favorite actors of all time, says that the day he stops being nervous is the day he should leave the business.
Kim Basinger
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I love to be nervous before a scene.
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I never really saw my dad as entertained as when he was just completely blown away by somebody on the television screen or at the movies. I think that's the real reason that I went into acting.
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I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.
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I just thank God that I didn't grow up with so much money or privilege because you had to create ways to make it happen.
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With every project I've ever done, I've always treated it like I'm still in school. Each time you try to go a little further, get a little deeper, feel a little more, sculpt it a little better.
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In this business, you can be at the top of the world and at the bottom of the barrel, and you're grape juice. I've been at both ends. It can make you become what you really are.
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I just absolutely, totally hated school. It was like a prison to me. I just could not stand that structured, absolute disciplined way of having to deal with life.
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I've just always believed you can get anything you want in this life - anything you want.
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Clarity keeps you from boredom.
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I don't live by a lot of society's rules; I can't pattern myself after the herd.
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I'm extremely competitive with myself. But I'm not actively competitive with other women in the business. Which may have been a mistake. I've never had someone in my life, agent or otherwise, fighting for me.
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