Holly Hunter Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features.

I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.

I would love to work more - I really would - but there is not a lot of stuff around and the stuff that is around is not very complicated; it tends to lie a little flat.

I've never directed, but it must be humbling.

I've never had a career of that kind of box office power. I've always learned the hard way.

I've never worked as much as I would've wanted to, and that's why I end up doing a lot of stage as well, because stage is a full course meal.

It's hard for me to get good work. You don't see me more because it's hard for me to find stuff that I want to do. I would love to work more-I really would-but there is not a lot of stuff around and the stuff that is around is not very complicated; it tends to lie a little flat.

More and more movies have been pressured to allow reporters and TV cameras to come onto the set while you're working, and I find that a real violation.

The rhythm of my career has always been very static, staccato and then silent, and then a lot of work, and then none.

To me, being creative is a very fragile thing, and somehow I've always felt the need to be very protective of that.

Trivia

Holly was in the movie Broadcast News in 1987.

Holly was in the movie Raising Arizona in 1987.

Holly was in the movie Swing Shift in 1984.

Holly was in the movie An Uncommon Love in 1983.

Holly was in the movie The Burning in 1981.

Holly spent a summer interning at Cortland Repertory Theatre in 1976.

Holly made her Broadway debut in 1982 in Crimes of the Heart.

In 10th grade Holly placed 8th nationally in a poultry-judging contest.

Holly went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest.

In 1976 Holly went to Pittsburgh, PA to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University.

Holly father was a part-time sporting goods company representative and part-time farmer with a 250 acre farm.

Holly was the Narrator for the TV special Eco Challenge New Zealand in 2002.

Holly played Nancy in the film Downloading Nancy, in 2005.

Holly was the youngest of seven children.