Illeana Douglas Quotes

There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
Illeana Douglas

Insecurity, Around, Standing

I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.
Illeana Douglas

Another, Wanted, Period

God only knows what else is on the web about me.
Illeana Douglas

God, Else, Knows

I come from a pretty strange family.
Illeana Douglas

Family, Pretty, Strange

I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
Illeana Douglas

Movies, Obsession, Characters

I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
Illeana Douglas

Why, Action, Dying

I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
Illeana Douglas

Experience, Movies, Relate

I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.
Illeana Douglas

Idea, Save, Capturing

I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.
Illeana Douglas

I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
Illeana Douglas

Hero, Idea, Loved

I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.
Illeana Douglas

Loved, Talented, John

I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
Illeana Douglas

Character, Writing, Directing

I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
Illeana Douglas

May, Big, Comedy

I'm a huge poster collector.
Illeana Douglas

Huge, Collector, Poster

In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
Illeana Douglas

School, Goal, Acting

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
Illeana Douglas

Work, Big, Exciting

It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
Illeana Douglas

Nice, Actually, Movie

The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.
Illeana Douglas

Trust, Best, Situation

We were big Saturday Night Live and Eddie Murphy fans.
Illeana Douglas

Live, Night, Big

When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
Illeana Douglas

Experience, Character, Someone

I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.
Illeana Douglas

Movies, Wanted, Head

I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
Illeana Douglas

Love, Funny, Real

I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
Illeana Douglas

Work, Good, End

When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
Illeana Douglas

Home, Times, Movie

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: July 25, 1965

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