27 Melanie Griffith Quotes On Acting, Life And More
Born and raised in Hollywood, Melanie Griffith had early exposure to the world of glamor. Graduating from Hollywood Professional School at the age of 16, Melanie plunged into acting right away as a teenager. Starting her career with the 1975 film ‘Night Moves,’ Melanie quickly made a name for herself with Brian de Palma’s thriller ‘Body Double.’ She later received a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for the 1989 film ‘Working Girl.’ She also forged a successful career in television with award winning roles in series’ such as ‘Buffalo Girls’ and ‘RKO 281.’ She has shared her views and thoughts on several issues and topics, including films, acting, life, business, smoking, and work. We have curated her quotes from her interviews, talk shows, films, and articles.
There are many ups and downs in everyone's life and when you're an actor usually you're a very sensitive human being.
I have terrible PMS. I just went a little crazy.
I'm not a feminist, but I just think it's a really cool process working with a woman as a director.
If they could cut off my head and put it onto another body that was, like, 20 years old, I would do that.
I like smoking! I mean, God, I quit everything else, can't I smoke?
In Spain there's the king - and then there's Antonio.
There's a sculpture in our bedroom, a solid brass replica of Antonio's manhood. It's very expensive, he gave it to me as a romantic gift.
Most people are telling me I look horrible.
You know who helped me a lot? Jane Fonda. She said, Look at how many times I've been up and I've been down. So don't worry about anything.
I don't think I'm beautiful. When I look in the mirror, I just see me - and, I'm pretty used to me.
Honestly I've enjoyed every part that I've done. Literally. Every one.
In my profession you have to be very strong within yourself in order to block out the rejection and block out the opinions and the commentary that happens.
It's not about my career now. It's just about finding great work and having a good time.
People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.
Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set, but I get him in bed everyday.
Oh, my career. What career? I'm over 40.
I've just recently gotten divorced so I have a whole new horizon to conquer.
When I was 34, people would say, What's going to happen to you when you're 40? What are you going to do? You don't have much time left. And I was like, what are you talking about?
I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.
I have four kids - they're 19 to 33 - that I love more than anything.
You only got one life. You can't sit around waiting for your next life to begin.
I'm more relaxed about life now that I'm older. I like it-despite the wrinkles. It's what I feel inside that's precious.
There is a place you can touch a woman that will drive her crazy. Her heart.
I'm an actress so the amount of rejection and commentary you get right to your face is pretty rough.
People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she's playing a character role. Why can't they make a movie about a woman who's forty-five who's falling in love or getting divorced? Why does the leading role always have to be a woman who's twenty-three or twenty-eight?
I think there's something inherently different about working with females. I mean, it's just a different way of looking at life, being a woman. But I think we can handle many things at one time and I don't think that's necessarily true for men.
To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education.
