As a mother, anyone who has a teenager can attest to being really excited when they have something positive to be putting their energy into. They have so much energy, and it can go in the wrong direction. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Very good in the Back to the Future movies, but was born to play Caroline in the City. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Nowadays with the internet, it's an equal opportunity brutal playing field. I mean, everyone is brutal to everybody half the time. People can be… — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
If I don't have to act, I'd rather not. I'd rather not act cold. I'd rather actually be cold. That's my weird way of… — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Red Dawn' was very resonant with a lot of people - they love that movie. I always thought it was a little hysterical. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Sitcoms are usually given short shrift by the acting profession, but it's quite an amazing job. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time' was a perfect song. It was so beautiful and so heartfelt. Her vocals were so amazing. And, for me,… — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Supporting myself at an early age was the best training for life I could have possibly received. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
I was such a fan of Cyndi Lauper and her whole 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' thing. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
Red Dawn was really the most fun I ever had making a movie, because I love Westerns, and I love the idea of being… — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. There's something so seedy about them. — Lea Thompson Copy Share Image
