When Aretha Franklin came on the radio when I was in college, we would stop the car, throw open the doors, jump out, and dance. Kathy Bates Read Quote
For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles. Kathy Bates Read Quote
Drama comes more naturally to me. It’s the comedy you really have to delve into. Kathy Bates Read Quote
After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do ‘Fried Green Tomatoes,’ but I didn’t know what the next thing would be after that. It was a scary time. But the advantage of TV is the regular work. All you need is a hit series, I guess. Kathy Bates Read Quote
The roles I was lucky enough to get were real stretches for me: usually a character who was older, or a little weird, or whatever. And it was hard, not just for the lack of work but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you. Kathy Bates Read Quote
I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don’t look three times as fat. That’ll be disappointing. Kathy Bates Read Quote
I have to pay the bills just like everybody else, but it also pays my soul to work. Kathy Bates Read Quote
