Carla Gugino Quotes

United States, Television Actor
August 29, 1971

Carla Gugino (; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch (2011), and as the lead characters of the television series Karen Sisco and Threshold. Her feature film work includes starring roles in Son in Law (1993), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), San Andreas (2015), The Space Between Us (2017), and Gerald's Game (2017) as well as Kelor in the DC Extended Universe. Gugino has had lead roles in the TV series Political Animals (2012), Wayward Pines (2015), and Roadies (2016).

Also known as Film Actor, Stage Actor, Actress

I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.

Carla Gugino
- Day
- Period
- Modern
I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.

Carla Gugino
- Kind
- Actor
- Going

It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally movies have one woman, or maybe the older woman and the younger girl.

Carla Gugino
- Men
- Girl
- Woman
As an actor, you're naked emotionally; you're revealing yourself emotionally.

Carla Gugino
- You
- Yourself
- Actor
You know, I used to be made fun of as a kid for being really articulate; it was sort of like a strange thing.

Carla Gugino
- Fun
- Know
- Strange
Well, first of all, I'm an incredibly gullible person - I'm so bad that when I said that to someone, my friend said, 'You know, 'gullible' isn't even in the dictionary.' And I said, 'Really?' As I was saying 'Really?' I will acknowledge that I then realized what was happening, but that's how bad I am.

Carla Gugino
- Bad
- Person
- Gullible
Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun.

Carla Gugino
- Fun
- Actor
- Accents
When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.

Carla Gugino
- Time
- Friends
- Help

I've joked that I would have either become schizophrenic or an actress, but as an actress you can do both.

Carla Gugino
- You
- Become
- Either
What I've realized is that we're our own harshest critics. We give ourselves limitations. But I want to push through that wall, on a creative and personal level.

Carla Gugino
- Want
- Wall
- Creative
One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.

Carla Gugino
- Life
- Love
- Relationship
I like being the lead but I like being in an ensemble. There are different challenges and dilemmas with both. If you're carrying a film, there's a certain weight, but there are a lot of scenes to explore the character. When you're in an ensemble, you have to convey the entire character in a limited number of scenes.

Carla Gugino
- Different
- Character
- Film
I always feel like I want to work with people who raise my game, and I can do the same for them, and we can jump off the cliff together.

Carla Gugino
- People
- Work
- Together
One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity.

Carla Gugino
- Important
- Humanity
- Actor

I always had challenges when I was younger, because I looked so young but sounded older.

Carla Gugino
- Always
- Challenges
- Young