Uma Thurman Biography

On herself:

“I was not particularly bright, I wasn’t very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking. I was just really weird as a kid.”

“I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.”

“Even today when people tell me I’m beautiful, I don’t believe a word of it.”

On religion:

“I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.”

“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.”

On her career:

“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 with people over that. That’s why it’s so important to work with good people.”

“I would love to do something like Austin Powers, just to show off my comic timing.”

“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.”

Others:

“Modelling 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.”

“I roast all kinds of poor animals. I feel guilty about it, but I’m a big roaster.”