Famke Janssen Quotes

I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
Famke Janssen

Career, Done, Path

As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb.
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Last, Almost, York

Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and I have to say when I'm riding around in that crazy Space Mountain ride I'm happy.
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Happy, Crazy, Place

During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
Famke Janssen

Country, State, Religious

Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that.
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Movies, Wise, Fight

Film has played such a big part in my life, in my impressions of the United States.
Famke Janssen

Life, Big, Film

I always feel like I want to do my career my own way.
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I am attracted to the dark side of life!
Famke Janssen

Life, Dark, Side

I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.
Famke Janssen

Work, Order, Involved

I don't watch TV.
Famke Janssen

I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
Famke Janssen

Place, Acting, Role

I have a friend in New York who's a stylist and I went over to her place because she's got a lot of clothes. I basically ended up wearing most of it. So it's all stuff that I brought over.
Famke Janssen

Friend, Place, Her

I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
Famke Janssen

Person, Trying, Keep

I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.
Famke Janssen

Different, Dark, Touch

I like the work that I get to do.
Famke Janssen

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.
Famke Janssen

Good, Money, Movies

I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.
Famke Janssen

Live, Move, York

I look a certain way. I have a very specific kind of look.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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Love, Best, Movies

I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.
Famke Janssen

Love, Enjoy, Two

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.
Famke Janssen

Love, Great, Movies

I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
Famke Janssen

Done, Path, Anybody

I personally like to do independent films.
Famke Janssen

Films, Personally

I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.
Famke Janssen

After, Started, Stay

I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
Famke Janssen

Movie, Director, Tone

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Born: November 5, 1965

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