I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles.… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and caring for film. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost,… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York… — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
