But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds. – Patricia Clarkson
It’s never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that’s my job. – Patricia Clarkson
And I have a really great agent and I know it’s almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is and she has a beautiful aesthetic and she has guided me. – Patricia Clarkson
The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you’re lucky if you have five takes. – Patricia Clarkson
I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies. – Patricia Clarkson
The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you’re a woman in this business. – Patricia Clarkson
I’m still traumatized that I’m going to be on a big screen in a white bikini and naked so who knows! – Patricia Clarkson
I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor. – Patricia Clarkson
I’ll read a script maybe twice, but I’ll think about the role more than I’ll rehearse lines. – Patricia Clarkson
