You shouldn’t get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious. – Kathleen Turner
I rent houses in LA when I’m filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There’s nowhere to go, there’s nowhere to be with people. I’m not a beach bunny. – Kathleen Turner
My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat’s daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on. – Kathleen Turner
I don’t believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs. – Kathleen Turner
I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate. – Kathleen Turner
A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that. – Kathleen Turner
I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have? – Kathleen Turner
I have a brother who’s a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world. – Kathleen Turner
I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them. – Kathleen Turner
If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there’s been no reason not to try anything. – Kathleen Turner
I’m very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society. – Kathleen Turner
I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won’t do anything that has to do with child abuse or women’s abuse. – Kathleen Turner
Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it’s looks, most women know otherwise. – Kathleen Turner
I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man who doesn’t look at me, it’s because he’s gay. – Kathleen Turner
It begins and ends with money. It’s absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It’s obscene. – Kathleen Turner
This is not about abortion or the antics. This is about pro choice versus anti-choice and government intervention in a woman’s personal decisions about her life. – Kathleen Turner
Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I’ve done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn’t do well. – Kathleen Turner
What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that. – Kathleen Turner
It never occurred to me that I couldn’t change things that needed changing or couldn’t have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough. – Kathleen Turner
