Elisabeth Shue Quotes

I don't have high expectations anymore. Maybe they've just been beaten out of me.

It would be really wonderful if people connected to the loneliness of what it means to be a human being in the world today.

I spent my whole life trying to play the games males play.

Every experience makes you grow.

When you get into your 40s, it's all about lighting. It's hard. You have to face whether the way you look is your self-worth or not. Once you get beyond that, it's all about what's in your heart.

I became disconnected from the childlike play that art could be. I spent so much time fearing I wasn't good enough that I lost the sense that my artistic expression was worthy.

I feel like my first conversation with someone, I really get a good feeling about who that person is and mainly about how open they are.

I really love 'Soapdish.' I wish 'Soapdish' had more of a moment because I felt that that is a really strong, funny movie. Kevin Kline is hilarious in that movie.

People love to talk about how the '70s are the only time they made movies about characters, and adult movies, and complicated people. But in the '80s, they got away with some of those too.

The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day.

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?

I want to be involved with young people in some way. Teenagers. Because that's the most vulnerable time. I have a fantasy of becoming a teacher one day.

Sometimes when I read about my rebellion in print it sounds a little overrated.

It took a lot to get attention in my family. No wonder I'm an actress.

After three major movies, I was like, 'Oh, I guess you're supposed to get a publicist?' Girls that are in the business now that are successful are more savvy.

Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.

I think because I was a mother, it helped me feel comfortable that really my primary goal there was to save my kids.

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.

I did 'The Karate Kid,' then I just went back to college. I didn't know how much money it made and I didn't have a publicist. I didn't have any sense of the business part of it.

I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I ever had, so my antennas are really out.