Carol Kane Quotes
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There are directors who don't cast you for the way you act but for the way you are, the way you behave around the dinner table.
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All of our ancestors came from somewhere.
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I know I'll work, but not when or where. I never know what to pack.
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I guess I'm lucky in that I started working very young in all three of the mediums. I started in stage first, and then I moved into film, also very young, and when I did 'Taxi,' for instance, it was live in front of an audience but also filmed; that was a fun combination.
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For me, the most important thing is the writing - and certainly the director. But if the writing isn't there, it doesn't matter who the director is!
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I like the full spectrum of roles.
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As I get older, I start to look back at the field that I've crossed and realize that it was a mine field.
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People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
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I've been lucky in my career. I've worked with some of the greatest filmmakers and actors around. I'm so proud of some of my work.
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It's like life: you have both comedy and drama. There's a balance, and I'm lucky enough to have it in my work.
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I make my relationships at work.
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My face is my career.
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The thing about the four-camera shows is that it's kind of a great combo of theater and film. You have an audience, but you have a camera to capture things, so that's a great thing, too.
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Buses and subways are this remarkable social club. You talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to.
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I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.
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And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right.
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I know that I'm in the minority to be able to keep working all these years. But I want more!
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I try to construct some kind of backstory for my character so that I have an idea of the life of that character - not just from the moment when the scene starts, but from before.
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When I had my dogs, I used to spend a lot of time in Central Park, which is a great place to be alone among a lot of people.
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In my experience, each project is what it is, and nothing is necessarily a turning point.
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I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.
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It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.