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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress, producer, singer and former model. She is best known for her portrayal of Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). She began a modeling career at age 14. She later decided to focus on acting and made her film debut in Silent Fall (1994); she went on to achieve critical recognition with starring roles in Heavy and Empire Records, as well as That Thing You Do! and Stealing Beauty. She then appeared in films such as Inventing the Abbotts (1997), Armageddon (1998), Cookie's Fortune and Onegin, Dr. T & the Women (2000), and One Night at McCool's (2001).
I'm spiritual, yes, but I don't think about Judgment Day. I don't think about an angry God.
I am scared of becoming a mother.
I never fully got to experience my childhood. I've spent a lot of time having to sort of grow myself up in many ways and also to sort of slow myself down and allow myself to live at the pace that I am.
I'm obsessed with beauty - seriously, one of my dreams is to write a book about beauty secrets and do a skincare line.
I love observing people.
I don't think a lot of really good films get seen.
Life excites me-just little, normal, everyday things. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Making food. I find it all exciting.
I always wanted to be a singer - my whole life, all I ever did was sing around the house.
I love to go shopping at Target. They have so much stuff there, you can buy almost anything, it's really amazing.
Both my fathers are unconventional. They are like unicorns or wizards. They are musicians through and through. The way they think is just different.
People are always telling me how much they loved 'Empire Records.' We had so much fun making that movie. I was so young - 16 or 17. I still had a tutor!
Always the light fixtures I love are Italian, from the '50s and '60s. I'm like, 'What's that? I want it!' And it's always $40,000 vintage Italian.
All my boys make me laugh.
I've always been very shy at auditioning; I'm not so great at it.
I carry a little collection of jewelry I love with me, in case I need diamonds.
My real personality comes out in the country. More spontaneous, more excited. There's always someone watching you in the city - you're a sort of zoo animal. My true nature is to want to hide a bit.
I wash my hair with Pantene every other day unless I have gorgeous hair left over from an event.
When you put a bit more effort into some things, the results are wonderful, especially as a woman - in your health, your body, your skin, your hair. It can be about that extra five little minutes a day, 30 more minutes a week.
I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods.
I don't think I'm particularly beautiful at all.
I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.
Casey Affleck is a really good friend of mine. I know Casey a lot better than I know Ben, even though Ben and I have worked together a lot.
I'm friends with all my exes! I love them so much!
Every time I go to work, I feel like it's the first time; I feel terrified and excited and exhilarated and like a deer in the headlights. I think: how do I do this? And then it just happens. Like riding a bike, you know?
Solitude has its own very strange beauty to it.
I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.
When you meet kin, there is an energy and sparkle between your bodies. It must be chemical somehow - DNA and genes.
I'm not perfect at all.
My favorite thing is to get my nails done or get a facial.
I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work.
Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.
Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment.
I have a lot of opinions, and I'm pretty bossy.
Mom was only 23 when she had me, and there's a version of my story where we could have lived in New York, and she could have had a very high-profile life, and I could have been raised by nannies.
There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone's spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that's beautiful to me.
I learned that you lean into your family, ask for help, and show compassion.
When I was pregnant. I exercised and was healthy, but it was also the first time since I was 14 that I wasn't on a diet.
I have been working since I was 14, nonstop.
In my twenties, I definitely had a sense of wanting to create stability for myself.
The age I'm at now, you go from being a young girl to suddenly you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot.
I've sung my whole life. I've taken lots of voice lessons and I love to sing. But I've never really sung professionally at all.
I'm a major bath person.
My life has been so extraordinary.
There's nothing like the smell of grilling flesh.
As a parent, my fantasy is to cook every meal, read every story, do everything, and also work all day. I'm overly hard on myself.
Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.
From a very young age, I had this idea that if you are very successful in your career, and you're giving all of your attention to that, then your family life... possibly will not flourish as it might.
Beauty is not defined by the size of your jeans.
I don't live a very posh life. There are no drivers waiting or people doing everything for me. I pretty much live like a normal person... It's not good to have a life without responsibilities, you know?
My dad wears girls' clothes - it's so funny. Sometimes I see him and I'm like, 'Nice shirt!,' because it's from my closet.
I didn't read much as a kid. Strangely enough, when I first met my dad, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, I didn't know he was my dad and I fell in love with him. I put his poster on my wall.
To me, the coolest are the terminally uncool.
Ive been told that if I lose weight Id have more work, but I refuse to submit myself to Hollywood standards. To the rest of the world I am slim and I like the way I am.
There's no cream that can fix you if you're not beautiful on the inside.
I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.
The age I'm at now... you go from being a young girl to suddenly, you blossom into a woman. You ripen, you know? And then you start to rot!
I've always enjoyed acting, but there's a part of me that's shied away from living a celebrity life. I don't feel comfortable being noticed all the time. Sometimes I even fantasize about doing things other than acting. But I can remember being back on set the third day of my latest project and going, "Ahh, this is what I have to do for a living." It's what makes me happy.
Fathers are very, very important in building the foundations and self-esteem of children. For me, the way that I was raised, consideration, courtesy and manners are really key and I think the father plays a big role in setting an example to children in how to behave out in the world and how to treat people. It's a little bit different when it comes from the dad rather than the mum somehow.
Hopefully, I can continue to do anything I want. I just want to do things that I'm passionate about in this life.