I would not let my children act when they are young! Keri Russell More Quotes by Keri Russell More Quotes From Keri Russell Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. Keri Russell priorities change life I feel better in my mind when I work out. It makes everything better. Keri Russell work-out feel-better fitness You're not insulting my character. Being a woman, especially in this business, it's so thrilling to get to do that. It's so rare, especially right now the way the film industry is. If you're a girl, the part you get to play these days...because there's so many less movies made...in a good movie, if there's a girl in it, there might be a handful of scenes, and your job is to be supportive to the guy who's messed up. Be the loving rock at home, or be the good mom, or be the attractive person. Keri Russell girl mom jobs It's sad when girls think they don't have anything going on except being pretty. Keri Russell being-sad girl thinking Acting is a strange profession, and, yes, sometimes I struggle with its worth, its value in the world. Keri Russell acting struggle world I would splurge on a great pair of high heels, because you can wear them to something fancy, but regular clothes? I'd rather go on a trip than spend $10,000 on clothes, and fly first class as a treat. Keri Russell clothes high-heels class The thing I loved about this movie [Waitress] when I read the script was that it was exactly the kind of film that I love to watch. It's not just funny, it's serious, just when you need it to be and true to life in a way. Keri Russell true-life scripts serious We all have some version of a fantasy that's easy to escape to, and we all want a real relationship where there's a common give-and-take and you're seen for who you are, and appreciated for that. Keri Russell real want giving I wish I had an invisible plane to take me home to Brooklyn, and I wouldn't have to ride the subway. Keri Russell brooklyn wish home There's no shortage of female role models. They're everywhere - in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around. Keri Russell female-role-models roles looks I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page. Keri Russell waitress pages character With a pie, the crust is a real delicacy. It's very hard to get it just right because it's got to be cold and just the right consistency. There's a whole art to it and I haven't learned how to do it [filming in Waitress].There's not a lot of time for cooking, especially when you're shooting nights or working until 11pm. Keri Russell real night art Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that. Keri Russell impact acting mom Acting happened to me. If I had pursued it, I think it would have been like someone going to a bar, desperately looking for love and not finding anyone. Keri Russell acting looking-for-love thinking Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life. Keri Russell caring stories believe I'm naturally thin, so I don't have to work too hard at it. I love food, but I also love to work out. I think it makes everything work better. Keri Russell i-love-food work-out thinking Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody. Keri Russell flirting dinner mean Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce of selfishness to it. Keri Russell kissing trying baby I wouldn't say that my experience making it [the Waitress] was necessarily uplifting, but watching it with an audience, I was surprised at how hopeful it was at the end. Keri Russell waitress hopeful uplifting While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control. Keri Russell successful opportunity kids
