Barbara Hershey

“Acting is a total physical, emotional, spiritual experience.”

“The work is what it's about. It's not about the celebrity.”

“You have to create your own world. I'm not interested in being a part of the world that we're in.”

“I've always been an actress, but I didn't know what I was.”

“I don't think I'm a star. I'm just an actress.”

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

“I feel that what is probably the best thing I do is I'm a good listener. I'm a good observer.”

“I love working. I love being an actress.”

“Some people say I'm a character actress. Some people say I'm a leading lady. I don't care what they say. I'm an actress.”

“I think that one's art is a growth of their soul.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I'm not a person who lives in the past.”