Martha Plimpton Quotes

United States, Actress
November 16, 1970

Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and former model. Her feature film debut was in The River Rat (1984) before rising to prominence in the Richard Donner film The Goonies (1985). She has also appeared in The Mosquito Coast (1986), Running on Empty (1988), Parenthood (1989), Samantha (1992), Raising Hope (2010) and Small Town Murder Songs (2011).

Also known as Singer, Model

I like things that are civilized.

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Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

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- Winning

I almost never have a plan for myself... I'm not ambitious in that way.

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When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.

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- People
- Good
If I'm enjoying myself, I find my opportunities for more fun become greater.

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- Fun
People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.

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- People
It's a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show.

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- Long
- Single
Actors, they come and go, you know.

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I like to try new things. I like to go new places and I like to work with new people. That’s sort of the definition of my job. As an actor, you just go where the work is, right.

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- People
- Work
- Job
I hate those people who say 'I don't own a television' - I own one and I watch it whenever I can.

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- People
- Hate
I don't know if I've learned anything about people, but I've learned about Twitter.

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- People
I am not bored at all. I am not bored in the least.

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- Bored
It's important to me if I'm having a good time than I feel like the work is better. The quality of it is better and my level of interest is higher.

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- Time
- Good
- Work
I wouldn't say Malkovich is totally insane, but he's not living in the real world. He's living in his world, which is a fine world to live in apparently.

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- World
- Live
- Real

I live like a crazy old pack rat.

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- Live
- Crazy