Uma Thurman Quotes

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

American Actress

Born: Apr 29, 1970

Heart Life Love Myself People You

My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication. Uma Thurman

Me Machine Sophistication Options Washing Washing Machine

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible. Uma Thurman

Love Myself Heart Love Is Thought Before Extraordinary Those Out Thrown Had Knew Boundaries Understood Limits Inexhaustible Child Realize Your

Motherhood definitely took the focus off of my work. And I didn't mind. I had a few panics when I thought that if I wanted to work I couldn't get a job anymore and then I would get one once in a while and it would make me feel better. Uma Thurman

I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous. Adolescence is painful for everyone, I know, but mine was plain weird. Uma Thurman

Life My Life First Teen Everyone Mine Spent Hideous Adolescence Weird Know Looks Were Years Plain Convinced Painful Fourteen

And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting. Uma Thurman

Care About Someone Writes Read Sure Blogs Lot Interesting

I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy. Uma Thurman

First Slept Never After Again Pregnancy Ever

But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people. Uma Thurman

People Parents Background Had Well Traditional Very Neat

It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're being pushed to do it differently. I've had fights over that. That's why it's so important that you work with good people. Uma Thurman

Modeling is basically 'Buy more stuff! Don't you want some more stuff? It will make you look ten years younger and men will like you!' If I'd wanted to be a salesperson, I would have got a job selling. Uma Thurman

Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them. Uma Thurman

I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you. Uma Thurman

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan. Uma Thurman

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