Thora Birch Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.

I admire Jodie Foster. Her head is screwed on really well. It's not loose at all.

It is easy to be popular. It is not easy to be just.

Trivia

In response to the question: Who would you like to trade places with for a day -- George W. Bush, Britney Spears or Oprah Winfrey? Thora: Bush is tempting, but Britney would travel more. And I'd love to take a look at all that glitter in her closet.

Thora has co-starred with Chris Cooper in two movies, Silver City and American Beauty, but has never appeared onscreen with him.

Thora won a Youth in Film Award for her performance in Purple People Eater.

Her first time on television was for a California Raisin commercial in 1986.

She gained 20 pounds for her role in Ghost World.

Her parents thought that she would be a boy, and planned on naming the child Thor, after the Norse God of Thunder and Lightning. When she was born, however, her parents feminized the name and called her Thora.

She has a Blue Belt in Karate.

The name Thora is the female version of Thor, the Norse god of thunder.