28 Rose McGowan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Rose McGowan

American Actress

Born: Dec 13, 1974

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I never started out trying to be an actor. That was not my passion, this was not my thing. Rose McGowan

Passion Out Never Trying Actor Thing Started

I like strong, strong women who don't go down without a fight. I like iconic roles. They don't come around very often, so I have to wait for them. Obviously I'm not the typical blonde who stands by the side, while the man has all the fun. Rose McGowan

Man Fight Women Strong Wait Down Side Typical Strong Women Come Like Obviously Around Without Go Blonde Very Roles Often While Them Iconic Who Stands Fun

I never considered myself a celebrity. I hate that word. It's tawdry. Rose McGowan

Myself Hate Word Considered Never Celebrity

If I've got a script, you think I'll go to Hollywood to get money? I was bored with the people around me, so I just created my own movie, my own character. I'm the story of my own movie, and you know what? My movie is going to be better. Rose McGowan

I don't know what it's like to get to face down my attacker in court, but I do know that they lie. Rose McGowan

Lie Face Down Like Know Court Get

We performers sacrifice so much for your entertainment. Rose McGowan

Entertainment Sacrifice Performers Much Your

Someone asked me who I would be if I were a character in the 'Wizard of Oz.' I would be the curtain. I would be the one who saw both sides that nobody noticed, that was pretty and there to be used and discarded when they were done. Rose McGowan

I came out of the womb waving red lipstick. Rose McGowan

Waving Out Red Red Lipstick Came Womb Lipstick

I've seen many actors go awry by making the wrong choices early on. Rose McGowan

Seen Wrong Wrong Choices Making Go Choices Many Actor Awry Early

Quentin Tarantino is controlled insanity, I would say. He's very loud and fun. I don't think there's anybody on the planet like him that I have ever met. Rose McGowan

Insanity Met Think Say Would He Like Him Quentin Tarantino Tarantino Loud Very Controlled Anybody Planet Fun Ever

I think gay marriage should be the national law. Rose McGowan

Gay Marriage Law National Think Gay Marriage Should

I say, 'Be brave. Do it even if your ankles shake, because they will.' Rose McGowan

Will Be Brave Say Shake Ankles Because Brave Your Even

They're definitely having their moment now because they know how to work the system, and I know I have to be that way, too, in order to succeed. But it's never been more frustrating for me. Rose McGowan

Work Me Too Way Definitely System Having More Never Know Because How Been Order Frustrating Succeed Moment Now

It wasn't that I was shy to go out with him, I just didn't want people with preconceived notions to assume anything about why we were together. I was pretty careful for a while. Rose McGowan

Together People Assume Out Pretty About Him Go Were Preconceived Just Want Anything While Notions Why Shy Careful

I was with somebody else at the time, who I left - one, because I didn't really want to be with that person, and two, because I felt I'd had so much tragedy I needed to go off, go crazy, and maybe live on the outside for a while. Rose McGowan

I have a lot of brothers and sisters, and each movie has helped pay for tuition. And then I was like, I only have one left in college, so why am I doing this? But now I want to go back to Italy and live on a farm in Tuscany. Rose McGowan

College Pay Farm Live Back Brothers Brothers And Sisters Only Like Am Doing Go Italy Lot Left Sisters Tuition Want Movie Then Helped Each Now Why

At 13, when I was a runaway, I was taken in by the most amazing drag queens in Portland, Ore. We didn't always know where our next meal was coming from, but there was so much camaraderie and love. Not to mention, those girls could paint a face, and I learned how because of them. Rose McGowan

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I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can get it. For me personally, it's just kind of more instinctive. But I don't have kind of an acting background. I fell into it accidentally. Rose McGowan

Me You People Big Think Back Background Those Characters Kind Some More Writes Instinctive Over Fell Accidentally Get Goes Just Just Kind Story Personally Really Acting Who

I love the absurd - kind of absurdist comedy, absurd things in life. Rose McGowan

Life Love Comedy Kind Absurd Things

There was a story that I was in a shoe shop and that I threw a pair of flip flops at the wall, shouting, 'I can't believe how overpriced these are!' I thought, 'Gosh, if I'm gonna take a big stand on something I would hope it would be for more than flip flops!' Rose McGowan

I went to regular schools and I was home schooled a lot but I don't have any history in schools. Like, I literally don't exist. I didn't even get a birth certificate until the mid-80s. I always feel like I could be, like, 10 years younger, or maybe I'm 70! Rose McGowan

Because I do so many action-oriented films, I started working with stunt people doing fight training, then I found it to be just great exercise. Also I like to be fit, so I've continued on with fight training. Right before I got to do 'Conan,' I was fighting off four guys. Its great fun. And strange. Rose McGowan

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I'm not attracted to dangerous men. I'm attracted, apparently, to height. One ex was 6'6; the one before was 6'4, then 6'3. I like freakishly tall people. Rose McGowan

People Dangerous Men Before Like Attracted Tall Height Then Apparently

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