Barbara Hershey Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I am not afraid of aging, but more afraid of people's reactions to my aging.

I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.

I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.

I like the sensibility of Australian film a lot and the crews are fantastic. Great characters, wonderful people and no line between - I think in Hollywood they have this line between actors and crew a lot, and that just didn't exist, which I really appreciated.

I look back on my life like everybody does but not just career. I mean I look back on my life as a whole, so I don't think that I dwell there or anything and in terms of work I hope that there is a lot in front of me.

I loved that it was about human relationships and then it was a mystery without falling into the trap of a thriller per se, because it pulled you in through people rather than through events or effects.

I'm afraid of being lazy and complacent. I'm afraid of taking myself too seriously.

It's also very painful, because I feel, and I know, probably all women my age and older feel like we're better and have more to give and are more fun now.

So I was always passionate about it and felt that it was sort of the golden thread inside me in terms of what I was supposed to do in terms of work but I think I have relaxed a lot in terms of the actual experience and actually enjoy it more and enjoy the people more.

Sydney's a beautiful city. It was a great experience.

That's what everyone said attracted them to Lantana - I call it an adult mystery, because it's not a thriller in the sense of that other way, but it is a mystery.

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.

Yes, it was love at first sight. I feel that after all these years, I have finally found my soul mate.

Trivia

As of 2006, she lives with her partner, actor Naveen Andrews from the TV series Lost, who is 21 years her junior.