Carol Kane Quotes

United States, Actress
June 18, 1952

Carolyn Laurie Kane (born June 18, 1952) is an American stage, screen and television actress and comedian. She became known in the 1970s in films such as Hester Street (for which she received an Oscar nomination) and Annie Hall. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in regional productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. Since 2015, she has been a main cast member on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she plays Lillian Kaushtupper.

Also known as Comedian

When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.

Carol Kane
It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.

Carol Kane

I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.

Carol Kane
- Good
- Job
New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to go to L.A. for work, when I'd come back and get off the plane and be driving towards the landscape of the city, I'd be beside myself with joy. It doesn't matter how many times!

Carol Kane
- Up
- Time
- Work
I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.

Carol Kane
- Up
I think it's nourishing to do both comedy and drama.

Carol Kane
- Comedy
- Drama
I don't regret what I've done but some of the things I didn't do.

Carol Kane
- Done
- Regret
I didn't decide to be a character actress.

Carol Kane
- Character

For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.

Carol Kane
- People
- Time
People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.

Carol Kane
- People
I know I'll work, but not when or where. I never know what to pack.

Carol Kane
- Work
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.

Carol Kane
'Hester Street' was an incredible opportunity for me. That script was such an incredible script.

Carol Kane
- Opportunity
My first movie was with Mike Nichols.

Carol Kane
- Movie

This profession has no rhythm to it - you're either busy enough to fall down, or nothing's happening!

Carol Kane
- Fall
In high school, I did the 'The Tempest' at Lincoln Center for Joe Papp.

Carol Kane
- School
- High
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.

Carol Kane
- People
- Time
- Great
All of my films have changed my life. I've met so many people and broadened my world view.

Carol Kane
- People
- Life
- World
It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.

Carol Kane
- Emotional
In my job, I worry a lot and try and stay calm and open. It sometimes works.

Carol Kane
- Job
- Worry
- Calm

I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.

Carol Kane
- Good
- Serious
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell.

Carol Kane
'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.

Carol Kane
- Great
- Character
- Study
There is no restaurant anywhere in the world where I have been that I haven't been able to find something to eat.

Carol Kane
- World