The 97+ Sally Field Quotes

I Always Wanted To Be A Great Actor.

I Did Comedies For 10 Years And I Learned A Great Deal.

I've Done Some Good Work And Some Not-good Work.

I Grew Up In A Show-business Family, But We Were Working-class Show Business. There Was Nothing Glamorous About It. You Had Great Things One Day And The Next Day, Nothing.

You Know, People Really Don't Understand What Actors Do.

I Mean, The Only Thing That Matters To Me Is Getting To The Work - Getting To Do The Work. And I Don't Really Care Where It Is: Whether It's On Stage Or On Television Or In Film.

The Opportunities I've Had To Play Really Complex Characters - Which Haven't Been A Lot, But Some - You Never Get Over Them.

There Was Really A Snobbery From People In Film - They Did Not Want People Who Had Come From Television. It Was The Poor Relation Of Show Business, And Especially Situation Comedy.

I Really Have No Ulterior Motive In Taking On Certain Roles. I Have No Larger Issue That I Really Want To Show People. I'm An Actor, That's All. I Just Do What I Do.

For Almost Every Character I've Played In The 43 Years I've Been Working As A Professional Actor, I've Found Parts Of Myself. We Are All Bipolar In The Tiniest Essence Of What It Is. We Are All Multiple Personalities, In A Sense, And To Be Healthy Mentally, I Think, Learning What Those Multiple Personalities Are And Inviting Them In Your Life Is Really Important.

I Wouldnt Mind Having My Heart Broken Because It Would Mean That I Had That Much Feeling Connected To Somebody. And That Would Be Really Great.

Don't You Be Afraid, Sweetheart. Death Is Just A Part Of Life, Something We're All Destined To Do.