Kathleen Quinlan

Some people are born gardeners, some are politicians. I was an actor. It took a great deal of pain before I figured…

— Kathleen Quinlan

It's just too egotistical to think that we are the only lifeform in the universe.

— Kathleen Quinlan

I like to go to openings when I'm in it, or friends are in it.

— Kathleen Quinlan

There are not many roles where women are really active.

— Kathleen Quinlan

In a world where there is so much sadness and so much to be afraid of, good things do happen to people.…

— Kathleen Quinlan

I filmed underwater for two days in the open ocean with dolphins.

— Kathleen Quinlan

The heavy spacesuits are spectacular to look at but very hot. Putting one on was like going from chilly London winter weather…

— Kathleen Quinlan

I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.

— Kathleen Quinlan

I like to think of myself as kind of a sculptor, only I sculpt people.

— Kathleen Quinlan

At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away.

— Kathleen Quinlan

My dream job has already happened.

— Kathleen Quinlan

I am really a sea creature. Just a mammal that lost its fins.

— Kathleen Quinlan

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what…

— Kathleen Quinlan

My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable garden or play…

— Kathleen Quinlan

When not much is happening and there seems to be nothing you can do to change that, you do wonder. But I…

— Kathleen Quinlan