Virginia Madsen

Do something good for yourself today. You matter.

— Virginia Madsen

I've made more movies than anybody now.

— Virginia Madsen

I want every movie to be like a big family and a great adventure.

— Virginia Madsen

Everything that I play as an actress is a different aspect of me.

— Virginia Madsen

Sadly, I really want to be Batman ... and I just never will be.

— Virginia Madsen

I tend to look for a great script.

— Virginia Madsen

It's almost like I get to be more theatrical when I work in voiceover.

— Virginia Madsen

You cannot believe how hard it is to try and raise money for a film. I did it for six years and…

— Virginia Madsen

I have good genes. My father is Danish and my mother is Irish and Native American. They both have good skin.

— Virginia Madsen

Men, we don't need you in shining armor. We just need you a little bit brave, just a little bit brave.

— Virginia Madsen

The actor side of me loves to get dressed up and I feel like Cinderella when I'm in diamonds.

— Virginia Madsen

When I was growing up, the really, really cool super heroes were all male - so I wanted to be them.

— Virginia Madsen

I have to read comic books all first, because now when you get into graphic novels, they are definitely in deep graphic.

— Virginia Madsen

I've spent the last few years just really actively pursuing comedy and that's something I always wanted to know how to do.

— Virginia Madsen

Dune was really my first Hollywood job. It was such a small part, but I opened the movie. I was about 19…

— Virginia Madsen

I spend a lot of time at my son’s school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could…

— Virginia Madsen

If my son would only listen to my advice, he would lead a perfect life. I'll still be saying that to him…

— Virginia Madsen

Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't…

— Virginia Madsen

I really didn't like Batgirl. I was like, "No, if I'm not gonna be Batman, I'm not gonna play." Maybe they could…

— Virginia Madsen

I love when I get to play these characters that are bigger than life. There are roles in animation that I never…

— Virginia Madsen

I always tell actors, "Don't think of it as unemployment when you don't have a job. You have to think of it…

— Virginia Madsen

I was always an actress, even as a little kid, and fantasy, horror, sci-fi stories are really all about playing make believe.…

— Virginia Madsen

They were made up names in Dune that I didn't know how to pronounce, but I knew how I should sound because…

— Virginia Madsen

I was not a comic book reader, but my son is. My son wasn't really interested in reading books, which was hard…

— Virginia Madsen

A radio play actually ended up being the first acting job I ever had. A lot of times when I'm on camera,…

— Virginia Madsen

Marg Helgenberger and I were waitresses in the same restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I'm happy to say that that restaurant has since…

— Virginia Madsen

When you're the ingénue no one is really interested in you for that.

— Virginia Madsen

Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film.

— Virginia Madsen

It would be good if you opened your heart to the fullness of time and spirit.

— Virginia Madsen

Men, we don't need you to be a knight in shining armor. We just need you to be a little bit brave,…

— Virginia Madsen

You know, we’re not on stage, we’re not doing a play, so we don’t have a relationship with the audience but going…

— Virginia Madsen

To me it meant, just looking at it from a Maya point of view, it meant that Paul Miles is always moving…

— Virginia Madsen

It's a roll of the dice when you're a first time director so I prefer to work with people that know more…

— Virginia Madsen

I like how wine continues to evolve, like if I opened a bottle of wine today it would taste different than if…

— Virginia Madsen

I am a proud mother - that's another reason I love doing any kind of animation. When my son was growing up,…

— Virginia Madsen

Voiceover work reminds me of old-time radio. When I was little I used to sneak and stay up at night and listen…

— Virginia Madsen

I love Keri Russell. I watched every episode of Felicity, and Waitress is my favorite film from last year. She's just an…

— Virginia Madsen

You can't not be into basketball and grow up in Chicago or live in L.A., because people are so fanatical about the…

— Virginia Madsen

I'm a fan. I would have been a fan of Candyman even if I hadn't been in that movie. I'm a huge…

— Virginia Madsen

In animation, there's silly things I get to do with my voice. I get to have a wider range, so my voice…

— Virginia Madsen