Animals are all gifted spirits. It is what we get from them that we give back to others.
Children do not understand the same things as adults.
God wins. That's the one thing people keep forgetting. God wins and always will.
I always say, it's probably a good thing they didn't hire a Catholic child, who may have heard about the devil.
I am a human, environmental, and animal rights activist.
I believe sharing life's experiences may help other people in their own lives and maybe make the world a better place.
I do not tolerate lies and deceit very well.
I don't collect horses. I used to train and show horses. It is a very difficult business. My heart does not allow me to buy or sell animals any more.
I got my first pony when I was 10. I did love horses.
I had some really good people who would come into my life that I felt would answer questions. I had some very powerful questions for what this earth was all about.
I had the same questions everyone else had: How does she jump up and down off the bed? How does her head spin around? How does she throw up?
I have a lot of quiet. I don't have a lot of music. When I do, I don't listen to anything heavy or dark. That would make me go out of my mind.
I was so sad from losing two of my dogs and my mother. I had this vision of all these animals sitting behind bars. They had no control and were scared. That's why I got into fostering and adopting animals out.
I'm really quite an open person, although I am very private on a daily basis.
I'm very proud of the Hallmark film because they came up with something new for Halloween that was safe for the kids to watch.
I've been working on my autobiography for several years and although I am not committed to a publishing deal, I am about to move forward soon.
I've done things to help make a difference while I'm on this earth. Animal issues are most important to me. I have an affinity with them. I care about children and the elderly.
I've had kids come up to me and act like the Devil. This is not good. That's why I wouldn't encourage another child to do that.
I've lived through what seems to most - and myself - many lives.
If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important.
It bothers me that the public didn't understand the religious dialogue in the movie - they were not spiritually awakened by the film. The majority did not get it - that good will always win out over evil.
It's difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind.
It's hard to understand how people can walk away from their homes and assume that their animal will fend for itself. We are the providers - the ones who need to provide the warmth, the protection, the food, the water.
Kids are much more aware nowadays. The issues they have to deal with today are much more serious.
Kids shouldn't see all the violence they do these days. But the industry just doesn't care.
Kids shouldn't see all the violence they do these days. But the industry just doesn't care. That's why I did the Hallmark movie.
Many plants in the rainforest hold the cures in medicine, and many illnesses are being covered up for monetary reasons.
Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a veterinarian.
My dad was a Navy pilot, so I think that gave me an interest in military films. I watch many different types of films. I'm not a horror buff.
New York is a completely different world than in California, where there's different dreams and aspirations.
Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.
One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist.
People always joke that "dog" spells "god" backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see just how well they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.
People always joke that dog spells god backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down to see how well they do, what kind of people they are.
People seemed to believe when they saw me that they might be becoming possessed. That is the look in their eyes. The fact that it was a job in film, it just never came across.
People were scared of me and didn't know what to make of me.
Right now, if you have monsters and thrillers, you get your movie made.
The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.
The Exorcist has been a very interesting cross to bear.
The movie was over, and my life changed.
The work many of us do is to secure a future for the planet, the people, and the animals who live here. There is a reason for everything.
There was a golden retriever who saved countless lives on September 11 by going back in to find people. His companion was in a wheelchair. He got him out and kept going back in to save others.
To ignore one's spiritual self is unsettling, to say the least. That's a very profound outlook on it.
Truth will always win out. No one can take my character away from me any more.
We are trying to get soy and healthier products into the schools. It has been a difficult fight.
When I got the part, I got wrapped up in the film. I never asked who the Devil was. I did my job. I was professional.
When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for "The Exorcist" interview.
While you're in the moment of anything that's confusing in your life, you have to figure it out. You can go up or down. I just kept working on the higher road.
Will I settle down sometime? Yes, I'll find someplace that I want to be, but I will always be out there doing the work as long as I'm able.
With World Heart, I want to do educate people on how they can foster or make contributions to groups who do foster programs and rescue work. They need the dollars. The animals need food, medical care.
You've got to do projects for the kids as well as the adults.
Linda delivered her most persuasive adult performance to date as a trashy sweater girl similar of 1950s 'B' movie heroines like Beverly Michaels and Mamie Van Doren in Savage Streets.
Linda authored a book about Veaganism, titling it Going Vegan!.
Linda is a believer in homeopathic medicine over western practices, and is a strict Vegan.
Linda took to the stage in 1997, for a revival of the smash hit Grease, earning herself worldwide critical acclaim.
Linda made an uncredited cameo appearance in the box office smash hit Scream in 1996.
Linda became involved in a romantic relationship with singer Rick James in the 1980s. The affair was a passionate one, but she had to leave him when she could no longer handle his drug addiction. She wasn't supposed to be around drugs, as a condition of her probation terms on a prior arrest, he was compromising her freedom.
Linda was arrested in December of 1977 for conspiring to buy and distribute cocaine and amphetamines. She eventually plead guilty to the posession charges and was fined. She also was placed on three years of court probation,instructed to appear in several ant-drug public service announcements on televison, and ordered into a nine month drug rehabilitation program.
Linda appeared in quite a few controversial movie roles, such as Sarah T...Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, and Born Free.
Linda was up for the lead in The Exorcist against Pamelyn Ferdin, a well-known actress with very similar looks. Pamelyn had already appeared in Star Trek, The Odd Couple and Night Gallery, so when the director decided to go with an unknown actress, the part of Reagan went to Linda.
Linda began her career as a young child in Westport, Connecticut, modeling and acting in television commercials. She appeared in one for Gulden's Mustard that ran for years.
Linda's frightening portrayal of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist, was ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villians.
Linda received death threats after the 1973 film The Exorcist premiered. Warner Brothers, the studio which released the film, hired police officers to live with the Blair family for 6 months.
You can share a link to this page with your friend!