Martha Plimpton Quotes

Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like them as a prop. I think it can be really useful for character and texture and contrast and all of that.
Martha Plimpton

Character, Joke, Culture

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.
Martha Plimpton

Equality, American, Word

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.
Martha Plimpton

Speak, Whether, Seem

When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.
Martha Plimpton

Good, Working, Brings

I almost never have a plan for myself... I'm not ambitious in that way.
Martha Plimpton

Plan, Almost, Ambitious

I don't like to get bored and don't like to repeat myself.
Martha Plimpton

I feel comfortable in the presence of oddity. Probably because I'm a little bit odd.
Martha Plimpton

Bit, Presence, Odd

I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there.
Martha Plimpton

Women, Strong, Care

If I'm enjoying myself, I find my opportunities for more fun become greater.
Martha Plimpton

Fun, Find, Become

It's important to me if I'm having a good time than I feel like the work is better. The quality of it is better and my level of interest is higher.
Martha Plimpton

Work, Time, Good

A lot of people in this country right now are living with multiple generations under one roof, struggling to make ends meet.
Martha Plimpton

Country, Living, Struggling

Actors, they come and go, you know.
Martha Plimpton

As an actress for most of my life, I am profoundly familiar with poverty.
Martha Plimpton

Life, Poverty, Actress

At this point, I don't get hired a lot because people don't think I could finance a movie.
Martha Plimpton

Finance, Point, Movie

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.
Martha Plimpton

Winning, Win, Nominated

I am a fierce patriot, and I try to be outspoken about my beliefs.
Martha Plimpton

Try, Beliefs, Patriot

I am a United States citizen and I vote.
Martha Plimpton

Vote, United, Citizen

I am not a morning person. I like to sleep in.
Martha Plimpton

Morning, Sleep, Person

I am not bored at all. I am not bored in the least.
Martha Plimpton

I don't know if I've learned anything about people, but I've learned about Twitter.
Martha Plimpton

Learned, Twitter

I don't pay attention to the ratings.
Martha Plimpton

Attention, Pay, Ratings

I hate those people who say 'I don't own a television' - I own one and I watch it whenever I can.
Martha Plimpton

Hate, Television, Watch

I just want to be clear, I am a very dark and bitter person, but I think on some level, everything really does come when it's meant to come.
Martha Plimpton

Person, Everything, Dark

I like cluttered, old, dark-wood antiques. I like character.
Martha Plimpton

Character, Old, Antiques

I like things that are civilized.
Martha Plimpton

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Model

Born: November 16, 1970

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