Hilary Swank Quotes

I look at some of my work and say, "Oh, that's where I can be better." I want to continue to grow and do things that do scare me. I want to work with filmmakers who will help me go deeper in my work.

Making a movie is you're really only as good as your weakest link, so when everyone's working at their best and it actually comes together, it's an extraordinary thing because it doesn't always.

One of the great things about my job is I get to do all of these things that I may not experience had I not been an actor.

What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.

I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way.

I wake up so full of life and feeling so alive and so full of joy when I get to go to a set and tell a story. I just - I couldn't imagine not having that, and what a gift it's been in my life.

As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

As a performer, I don't like to play the same thing over and over. I like to play it and let it go and move on. That's also why television hasn't really been something that I've done.

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.

I pretty much have made a career out of playing real life people.

I'm very glad that [the death penalty] hasn't existed for many years in the U.K.

I cut coupons, love specials and believe in buying toilet paper and toothpaste in bulk. It's just who I am.

You have to be precisely in the moment in order to box. And I just love that. I just love the idea of right now we're here, be here.