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Sarah Paulson

(1974) Television Actor United States

80 quotes in 461 categories

She watches ‘The Real Housewives’ from a hotel room and laughs, then talks about the need for a seat belt when life speeds up. Sarah Paulson believes acting is about showing humanity, not just goodness, and she spends time reinvesting in her craft to feel the audience’s stillness.

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Sarah Paulson is a television actor from the United States, best known for "- ut i det ukjente".

Quick Facts About Sarah Paulson

Born: December 17, 1974
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: "- ut i det ukjente"

About Sarah Paulson

Sarah Catharine Paulson is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Quotes by Sarah Paulson

I am a person who is not mated.

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I've never been on a show that's run for more than a season.

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I've only been to one concert in my life.

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You were the monster in every one of my closets.

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My mother had a cotillion, but she wanted to be bohemian.

Bohemian

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There's some bohemian part of me where the idea of falling back on something meant I expected to fail.

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My mom worked late, and I was at home a lot by myself. It was good for my imagination - and bad…

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To truly feel seen by another person makes you feel so peaceful.

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I'm not interested in a character's goodness. I'm interested in what makes them human.

Character

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My choices in romantic partners have not been conventional, and therefore, the idea that it is 'other' makes it compelling.

Choices

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No, I'm not a Republican working in Hollywood, I am a Democrat.

Democrat

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All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let…

Concert

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I do like the immediacy of audience's reaction. I like when I can hear the stillness and I know that they're with…

Audience

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To me, most of life kind of lives in the grey and I don't just mean morally. I just mean kind of…

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I did an episode of 'Law & Order,' where I literally didn't move my neck because I thought you couldn't move your…

Camera

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I remember feeling the temperature change the first time the curtain came up, the difference between the audience temperature and the stage…

Audience

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All of my friends went to college, and I got a job at Circle Pizza, where I worked for 24 hours. I…

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I'm addicted to routine. I don't know if that's because I moved around so much as child - by the time I…

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If I'm not moved from one spot to another, internally, while I'm witnessing it, reading it, consuming it, whatever, I don't know…

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I think it's very important for people to not judge the people you're playing. You have to find a way to love…

Character

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If my life choices had to be predicated based on what was expected of me from a community on either side, that's…

Choices

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Looking back is a way to sharpen the focus on the things you want to change in your life. I think there's…

Change

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If you get on a TV show that's successful, odds are that you're playing the same character for as many years as…

Blessing

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All of my friends went to college and I got a job at Circle Pizza, where I worked for 24 hours. I…

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I learned, having played Marcia Clark, what the value of that is in your life because it can affect everything, every choice…

Best friend

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I will do plays as long as they're interested in having me do them. It's the biggest opportunity to learn the most…

Acting

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I had gone away from Twitter because before people had been so mean to me. Talking about my lisp and my enormous…

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I could feel my body temperature - I knew I was bright red. It was so humiliating, I was so upset, and…

Acting

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I have been sitting around waiting for an opportunity to get to do something that matters for so long. Not just that…

Actresses

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I just don't feel that we've traveled very far in the realm of social equality. There just seems to be a little…

American woman

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I have friends say, "Don't you want to have a little you?" The jury's still out on that for me. I don't…

Imagination

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I've always really made my living in television. Television has always been so good to me.

Life

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If I had my druthers, I would be working in all different mediums, forever.

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My mom moved to New York City alone with a kid on each hip to try to live an authentic artistic life.

Alone

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I love the idea of people walking away with the idea of hope and possibility.

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'American Horror Story' is my home. It's the place I feel the most comfortable.

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My sister's a big karaoke person, and she's never been able to get me to do it.

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If you heard me sing, you would just plug your ears and run, screaming, the other way. I promise.

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There are rules, and when certain things happen, there are ceratin consequences.

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The theater commitment is hard, especially in conjunction with a television commitment. That's a big, long commitment.

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Sarah Paulson by topic

Life (14) Thinking (10)