I didn’t understand that I couldn’t just leave and become sort of a semi-regular. I had to be sat down by the line producer, Carol Himes, in my dressing room and told, ‘I hear you’re thinking about going to college.’ Justine Bateman Read Quote
That first CS class I took, I felt like I was drowning. It’s like being taught how to swim by being thrown off deck. The continual self-talk that I have had with myself while I’ve been here is, pull yourself together and get this done. Justine Bateman Read Quote
The character – character – of Mallory on ‘Family Ties’ was a year younger than me. A fictitious year younger than me. So, I am not 21. I am not getting into the club. Boom. Justine Bateman Read Quote
I have some very good friends who’ve written memoirs, but it’s not for me. It’s just not a format that I’m interested in. Justine Bateman Read Quote
The only time I was ever approached to write a book was when I was most famous. Justine Bateman Read Quote
There’s an attention paid to the fame – the sort of sheath that’s on you, this sort of cloud that’s covering over you – and that’s what people want to touch. It’s not even really you that they want to touch. Justine Bateman Read Quote
There’s a panic, a rush, to this ‘achievement’ of fame. There’s also the ambivalence of fame: the love of it and the hatred of it. We sometimes hate the famous while, at the same time, straining to achieve fame oneself. Justine Bateman Read Quote
I love having first-time experiences. When you’re past the age of 20 or so, there are less and less first-time experiences. Justine Bateman Read Quote
I like to go dancing, have a few beers. I like being alone, too. I have days where it’s ‘God, get me a shot of tequila.’ Justine Bateman Read Quote
They couldn’t wait to get me out. My dad found my place, my mom helped me pack, and my brother was making architectural plans for my bedroom. It was just what you do at 18. Justine Bateman Read Quote