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I didn't decide to be a character actress.
Carol Kane -
For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.
Carol Kane
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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.
Carol Kane -
When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.
Carol Kane -
Sometimes every single element of a character is a torturous discovery.
Carol Kane -
'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.
Carol Kane -
In high school, I did the 'The Tempest' at Lincoln Center for Joe Papp.
Carol Kane -
I happen to think I look best in black.
Carol Kane
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My preference is for really good writing, and I just really don't care where it is.
Carol Kane -
My first movie was with Mike Nichols.
Carol Kane -
In my job, I worry a lot and try and stay calm and open. It sometimes works.
Carol Kane -
I don't like to discuss my work in a lot of detail; I'm afraid of dissecting it in a way that is not good for me.
Carol Kane -
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 -
'Hester Street' was an incredible opportunity for me. That script was such an incredible script.
Carol Kane
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That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.
Carol Kane -
I think it's nourishing to do both comedy and drama.
Carol Kane -
You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.
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 don't regret what I've done but some of the things I didn't do.
Carol Kane -
This profession has no rhythm to it - you're either busy enough to fall down, or nothing's happening!
Carol Kane
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I want to be Geraldine Page; I want to be one of the greats.
Carol Kane -
An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast.
Carol Kane -
This is a grueling profession. Either you can't get work, or you can't get certain kinds of parts, or you get a part, and it kills you because it's not good enough, or you get successful and feel guilty about it.
Carol Kane -
I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.
Carol Kane