Quotes By Sally Field

I think that's very sad, that I haven't allowed my heart to be broken. I have broken a few.

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

If I hadn't fought back, I might have been Gidget forever.

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 never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.

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.

My last son is leaving to go to college; my grandchildren are being born. My mother is living with me.

There are parts of me that I feel are beautiful, but they don't have anything to do with my nose.

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

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.

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

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

I always wanted to be a great actor.

I've had such an odd career.

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

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

Change is never easy.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.