--- title: "1 Leading Lady Quotes By Kathy Baker" description: "1 Leading Lady quotes by Kathy Baker. Plus more from Kathy Baker and more Leading Lady sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/kathy-baker-32433_american_i-did-not-see-myself-as-a-leading-lady-i_938651.jpg" --- > [I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-did-not-see-myself-as-a-leading-lady-i-thought-i-was-really-funny/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/kathy-baker-32433_american_i-did-not-see-myself-as-a-leading-lady-i_938651.jpg) ## More by Kathy Baker > [I've heard that kind of weird backward compliment often - 'She's so talented, but not pretty.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-ve-heard-that-kind-of-weird-backward-compliment-often-she-s-so/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I try to give all my characters a sense of humor, so I guess I feel like I have done comedy, but maybe I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-try-to-give-all-my-characters-a-sense-of-humor-so-i-guess-i-feel/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [Relationships are hard regardless! But I think they feed the artist: relationships, children, life, family - it all feeds the artist. Loss. Joy. Sacrifice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/relationships-are-hard-regardless-but-i-think-they-feed-the-artist/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I've always believed that if you are willing to play your age that you will work, so it's the thing of continuing to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-ve-always-believed-that-if-you-are-willing-to-play-your-age-that/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [For me, the acting part - and I have to say it makes me a little worried about my own psychological make-up - is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/for-me-the-acting-part-and-i-have-to-say-it-makes-me-a-little-worried/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-did-not-see-myself-as-a-leading-lady-i-thought-i-was-really-funny/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I used to wish I would be a painter or a violinist, where maybe I wouldn't need to travel as much. Or maybe if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-used-to-wish-i-would-be-a-painter-or-a-violinist-where-maybe-i/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/the-quaker-upbringing-was-not-strict-but-it-was-frugal-extremely/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [Some of the greater things are unseen. That's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/some-of-the-greater-things-are-unseen-that-s-why-you-close-your-eyes/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I love to do comedy, and I don't think of things as drama or comedy. I think that if it's a funny line, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-love-to-do-comedy-and-i-don-t-think-of-things-as-drama-or-comedy-i/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [When you're younger, the mental strain of being a successful actor, jumping from role to role, and trying to have some kind of personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/when-you-re-younger-the-mental-strain-of-being-a-successful-actor/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [There's different kinds of love, darling. Some people you love no matter what, and others you love when the situation is right. To me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/there-s-different-kinds-of-love-darling-some-people-you-love-no/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I worry about my face not having expression. I've never been known for glamour, so it's probably easier for me than it is for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-worry-about-my-face-not-having-expression-i-ve-never-been-known-for/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-heard-tony-bennett-say-that-when-you-re-a-big-deal-early-on-you/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) > [I want to be the only American actress who doesn't do any plastic surgery or anything. I think older faces are great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-baker/i-want-to-be-the-only-american-actress-who-doesn-t-do-any-plastic/) [Kathy Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-baker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leading-lady/kathy-baker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Leading Lady Quotes By Kathy Baker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I did not see myself as a leading lady. I thought I was really funny-looking and I would never be the lead, and I certainly would never do film or television. I wanted to do theater. 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