I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. I'm trying to be the character and do what they're doing. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
Acting has been my lover and best friend. My confidant and my tormentor. It has given me support and broken my heart… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!' — Sally Field Copy Share Image
There are some actors who are my contemporaries who I think of as purebreds and I'm not. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I never felt safe. In high school, acting is what I did to stay sane. It wasn't about showing off; it was… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
The bad thing about being with an actor is that the role he's in stays with him all the time. The good… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s.… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
For almost every character I've played in the 43 years I've been working as a professional actor, I've found parts of myself.… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I've had such an odd career. I always wanted to be a great actor. I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn - ish… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I find that’s one of the great things about acting-you have the opportunity to stand in somebody else’s shoes. Each character faces… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care more about… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I wouldnt mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to think of myself as the mutt of the litter. I'm not purebred. — Sally Field Copy Share Image
Motherhood is given the brush-off in our society. 'Oh, I'm just a mom,' you hear women say. 'Just' a mom? Please! Being a mom… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
