Elisabeth Shue

Every film is a crapshoot. It's a mystery when a movie comes together. I've never been able to figure it out. I…

— Elisabeth Shue

I think because I was a mother, it helped me feel comfortable that really my primary goal there was to save my…

— Elisabeth Shue

The hard thing about 'The Saint' was that my character was supposed to die, but then they reshot the ending based on…

— Elisabeth Shue

Sadness, joy, wonder - all feelings come from a place of grounded strength that comes from trust in yourself. We spend so…

— Elisabeth Shue

I became disconnected from the childlike play that art could be. I spent so much time fearing I wasn't good enough that…

— Elisabeth Shue

I spent my whole life trying to play the games males play.

— Elisabeth Shue

What keeps this industry challenging as an actor is that you never know how something will turn out. The ups and downs…

— Elisabeth Shue

Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a…

— Elisabeth Shue

I feel like my first conversation with someone, I really get a good feeling about who that person is and mainly about…

— Elisabeth Shue

I want to be involved with young people in some way. Teenagers. Because that's the most vulnerable time. I have a fantasy…

— Elisabeth Shue

Like, that was weird in 'Hamlet 2,' because I played myself there, fully myself, but then I realized, 'Oh, I'm not playing…

— Elisabeth Shue

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started…

— Elisabeth Shue

After three major movies, I was like, 'Oh, I guess you're supposed to get a publicist?' Girls that are in the business…

— Elisabeth Shue

After Leaving Las Vegas I did assume that things would get a lot easier than they've been. But it's just been a…

— Elisabeth Shue

Today I still feel like the most illiterate person ever to have roamed the campuses of Wellesley and Harvard, where I later…

— Elisabeth Shue

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

— Elisabeth Shue

I see myself at a certain age as not being able to play the kind of parts that would keep me stimulated,…

— Elisabeth Shue

I understand now that the vulnerability I've always felt is the greatest strength a person can have. You can't experience life without…

— Elisabeth Shue

I did 'The Karate Kid,' then I just went back to college. I didn't know how much money it made and I…

— Elisabeth Shue

Every experience makes you grow.

— Elisabeth Shue

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from…

— Elisabeth Shue

As the only girl growing up among three brothers, I was always afraid of being excluded. If there was a game to…

— Elisabeth Shue

I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.

— Elisabeth Shue

I was a complete unknown when I did 'Karate Kid.' I'd just done a pilot for a TV show called 'Call to…

— Elisabeth Shue

I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I…

— Elisabeth Shue