JoBeth Williams Quotes

United States, Actress
December 6, 1948

Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress and television director. Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film On Hope earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. Since 2009, she has served as president of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.

Also known as Television Director

I was raised in cities but I was raised in Texas, so there's a certain amount of connection to the earth.

JoBeth Williams
- Earth
- Connection
- Texas
I've seen my own kids go through their own ups and downs, and as a mother, you want to make it better.

JoBeth Williams
- Kids
- Mother

I was concerned about doing a sequel and repeating myself. That was before I read the script.

JoBeth Williams
I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever.

JoBeth Williams
- American
- Mom
- Forever
I wanted to play the part that Mary Kay played, the lawyer who wanted to have baby and felt her clock ticking, because it was something I could relate to.

JoBeth Williams
- Baby
- Lawyer
It was my first scene in any movie and my only scene in Kramer vs. Kramer. I was petrified.

JoBeth Williams
- Movie
I would like, certainly, to do different things.

JoBeth Williams
- Different
I think a lot of the time, we don't give our family connections the kind of credit they deserve, like how important they are to us and how much they mean to us. I think family makes all the difference.

JoBeth Williams
- Time
- Important
- Family

Larry Kasdan wanted us all there, all the time, even if we weren't filming.

JoBeth Williams
- Time
I felt they had really moved the characters in a direction that was very interesting. The family had really felt the impact of what had happened to the.

JoBeth Williams
- Family
- Interesting