Glenn Close

Actress

1947-03-19

Glenn Close is an American actress known for films including Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and The Wife. She has received multiple Academy Award nominations and major stage awards.

Quotes by Glenn Close

Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Someone always pays.
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What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well.
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Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Someone always pays.
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What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well.
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I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind.
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We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors.
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I don't think the tabloids find me very interesting.
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With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.
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I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.
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When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.
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I don't like public venues. I never know what to wear.
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It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.
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I've distilled everything to one simple principle: win or die!
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