Top 187 Quotes & Sayings by Andie MacDowell - Page 3

I remember what I was like as a teenager, with an enormous amount of energy and hormones. You have to be able to release it, and dancing is really an innocent way.

I wouldn't wear really short dresses anymore - just don't feel comfortable in them.

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

It's difficult sometimes to become friends with actors.

Someday, I'll make a movie with a British accent.

I've worked with producers who have told me to lose weight, and I'm not overweight, but they want you to look strange, anorexic, horrible. It's odd. It's like they are exerting a power over women, that they want them to look really frail.

There are lots of great actresses who are great because they'll do anything.

I love 'Forrest Gump;' I like sweet, cheery, happy movies. But it has some dark moments too.

When I modeled, I lived in Europe and worked all the time. I did runway, and that's all I did.

I'm actually a pretty clean-cut person.

I'm really addicted to water. I carry a bottle of water everywhere I go. I know people think I'm a nut.

It's so funny to get a call from Dustin Hoffman because he has that great voice.

I still love finding the soul of the characters I play and defining who they are. This to me is my paint set, and the colors are always exciting to choose.

With all that's going on in our lives and the world, reducing stress is important, and it's a factor in heart health.

I realize that I'm in the top one percent of the world. I've traveled a lot. I've seen immense poverty in the world, and I can't live with everything I've had and be comfortable with everything I have unless I do something for the rest of the world.

I'm comfortable in front of a camera, and I'm used to being watched, although that kind of bugged me at first. On the stage, though, I'm scared. I really get frightened in front of people.

Pregnancy changed my body; it changed the way I walk.

I've been practicing Ayurvedic medicine, and I've read the 'Bhagavad Gita' and Rumi, and these are very important.

It's interesting now; with social media, you are actually interacting with fans.

I will do simple cleanses and have a day where I'm quiet and don't talk. I need to have this experience, especially after work has been really intense.

The riskiest thing I have done in my fifties is to do a Polish accent for a new film. I had a great time working on it and two wonderful people to guide me. A dialect coach that I have known for thirty years and a Polish actor.

I tried to do things independently with each child.

I never dye my own hair, I don't know if I could get every spot, and I have a good bit of grey.

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people.

I did three movies in a row, and that was horrible. It was a horrible experience for me.

I am an advocate for going to the doctor and going every year. I make sure that part of the checkup is spent talking about my heart with my doctor, and getting my numbers checked, and discussing the results. And I make sure that I understand the answers to my questions.

I think a lot of times people who jump from one movie to another don't enjoy their private life. It's a great way to escape reality. But I enjoy my life.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

You've got to take the hems down, especially past 50. I don't care how good your legs are.

My mother and grandmother both had beautiful skin.

I don't go to enough movies.

Being prepared helps you feel more confident at the doctor's office. Think about what you want to ask and write those questions down.

You know what may be the oddest thing about being a star? Stars have an effect on people. It's a responsibility, and it's frightening.

How are we supposed to get old? What am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to get old? My kids tell me, 'We want you to look like a grandmother.' I agree with them. I want to look like a grandmother.

I was from a little rinky-dink town - to be a model... it looked like a lot of fun. I'd look at the girls, and they always looked happy.

I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me.

I feel like I've had so many successes on so many levels, even if it is just my relationships with my friends.

Diane Keaton was a big role model for me.

The problem with my mother is that she didn't go to the doctor. And I think by the time she started to show symptoms that something might not be right, and finally went to the doctor, she was so close to her death that she couldn't get the care she had needed. Her big issue was not going to the doctor.

When your kids are their hungriest, put out raw vegetables and dip - simple. It takes two seconds.

Wonderful things happen when you turn 50: you change perspective. You ask, 'Who am I? What do I want to do with my life? What have I not done that I want to do?'

Not many college students know what they want to do.

Kindness can come from someone on Twitter, it can come from someone on the street, it can come from someone at work. Without kindness, I don't know what I would do. The greatest part of life is the simple things.

I like being a part of something. I like participating and being part of a group.

When your kids are their hungriest, put out raw vegetables and dip - simple. It takes two seconds. We did it before dinner at 5 o'clock. Then when dinnertime comes, they've already eaten vegetables.

Most of the people I know who smoke marijuana are not very bright and what they talk about when they're stoned, they think they're being really smart and insightful, but they just sound idiotic.

I define sexy as a real salt-of-the-earth woman who knows who she is, who feels strong and powerful.

If you carry around anger and ugly emotions it will show on your face.

A lot of times, when you're acting, you have to explain things to the audience, and it's boring work to do that. It's really hard to make that interesting. I like the discovery of characters. I think people are smart. Audiences are intelligent and can figure things out by just watching behaviors.

I think because I can be sad, and I can be lonely, my gift would be trying to help other people feel less lonely and less sad. Because that's what I understand.

My biggest regret is rolling in regret. It is best to pick yourself up , dust yourself off and move on.

I try not to respond to trolls. I've learned blocking. If anybody is truly mean to me, or says something arrogant - don't respond, you'll only empower them. If you give them anything! So I'll block 'em. Or, if someone's annoying, but yet I still kind of like them, I mute them. Because they don't know! So then, it still looks like we're connected, but I don't have to listen.

A man who opens a door for a woman or gives up his seat for her-even offering to carry something! Those are country manners that never go out of style.

Everybody needs to laugh and have fun and feel good.

Powerful women scare men. I think that when you're mature, you are powerful. And that's what makes you beautiful. So until we're able to see women as beautiful because they're strong, we're gonna have problems.

Talking to your hairdresser is almost like talking to your therapist.

In my next life, I'd like to come back five foot, two inches, with the best ass and tits you've ever seen.

I'm in an unusual stage right now, because I haven't dated in so long. The sense of isolation turns it all into a bigger deal. Just taking the risk of opening that door is really hard for me right now.

I think there is a shift coming. I think we'll see more women in powerful positions, in control of studios, where there'll be more balance. And you'll see more female-driven movies and television shows, without sitting here wondering whether people are gonna like it.

It's helped my outlook, how I interact with people. It's made me more conscious. It's helped me be able to focus, make better decisions, think on my feet. I don't know what I'd do without it. It's my sanctuary.