"It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes……" — Ellen Burstyn
"It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes that become addictions and lead to Hell. My character is addicted to television, chocolate, coffee, to her dream of her son, which has no basis in reality."
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26 Quotes by Ellen Burstyn
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What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
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She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.
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Everything gets old if you do it often enough.
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Bob Duvall is a great actor because each time out, he creates a whole, complete character. You have the feeling…
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Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art…
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Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part…
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To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see…
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When you recognize what your talents are, a happy life is developing them to the greatest extent you can.
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They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the…
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I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a…
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I do like to work with young directors because it's such a difficult business that I think after directors have…
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I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who…
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