Quotes By Sally Field

You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues.

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.

You know, people really don't understand what actors do.

I've done some good work and some not-good work.

I've had such an odd career.

When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!'

My agent said, 'You aren't good enough for movies.' I said, 'You're fired.'

You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present.

'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.

I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!

But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.

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.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.

I'm so vigorous, and I so take it for granted, because I've always been a real physical person.

I've never had my heart broken.

I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.

I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

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 haven't had an orthodox career.

I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

I can't deny the fact that you like me! You like me!

You just do the best you can with what you've got... and sometimes magic strikes.

I'm looking for a bunch of new tchotchkes that represent the new part of my life.

I came from a real working-class show business family.

I had to let my ego go a long time ago.

There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.

I always wanted to be a great actor.