Virginia Madsen Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

All the kids had a movie night. They rented "Candyman." They were all really scared of it. I don't think they looked at me the same after that.

He's really sharp and I find him to be an extremely observant person. He watches people and he listens to people, and he likes actors. He likes working with actors. He likes his crew, and so he creates an atmosphere on his set that is really conducive to our creativity - and the crew's, as well.

I have good genes. My father is Danish and my mother is Irish and Native American. They both have good skin.

I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing.

I just find it so refreshing to work with a young person who is that professional and that focused on doing a good job... really responsible.

I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.

Men, we don't need you to be a knight in shining armor. We just need you to be a little bit brave, just a little bit. And some of them are, and that's what he does.

Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it.

To me it meant, just looking at it from a Maya point of view, it meant that Paul Miles is always moving laterally in his life. And she just wants him to take a couple of steps forward, you know?

You know, we're not on stage, we're not doing a play, so we don't have a relationship with the audience but going through that process and also just hearing how much people love the film, you feel like you do have a relationship with the audience.

Trivia

Virginia's father is of Danish descent and her mother is of Irish and Native American descent.

Virginia lived in Pacific Palisades with then boyfriend and fellow actor Billy Campbell when she first moved to California.

Virginia's nickname is Gina.

Virginia was voted as one of the most beautiful actresses of Hollywood in 1986.

Virginia was a student of dancing throughout her childhood.

Virginia had the recurring role of Annie Charnock, a cousin of Cybill Sheperd's character Maddie on two episodes of Moonlighting.

Virginia's first lead role came in 1984 in the feature Electric Dreams.

Virginia attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Virginia has hazel eyes but each is a slightly different color from the other.

Madsen was married to Danny Huston, son of legendary film director John Huston, from 1989 to 1992.

Virginia's brother, actor Michael Madsen, refuses to see any films in which she appears nude.

In 2004, Viginia received rave reviews and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for the film Sideways.

Virginia attended New Trier High School, a nationally recognized comprehensive high school located north of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Virginia was born September 11, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois.