Kathy Bates Quotes

Kathy Bates — American Actress born on June 28, 1948,

Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates is an American actress and director. After appearing in several minor roles in film and television during the 1970s and the 1980s, Bates rose to prominence with her performance in Misery, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress; she also received a Golden Globe. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes and Dolores Claiborne, before playing a featured role as Molly Brown in Titanic... (wikipedia)

For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles.

Jack made it very comfortable for me on the set. We'd met socially before but never worked together. You know, he's very professional, very disciplined and he's always prepared and knows his lines.

I want to be defined by my own essence.

I have to pay the bills just like everybody else, but it also pays my soul to work.

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.