Top 58 Quotes & Sayings by Neve Campbell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian actress Neve Campbell.
Last updated on April 21, 2025.
Neve Campbell

Neve Adrianne Campbell is a Canadian actress. Campbell is recognized for her work in the drama and horror genres, and is regarded as a sex symbol and scream queen. She has appeared on People magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful People" twice.

I keep to myself a lot, I guess.
I do, in some senses, feel that Hollywood and Washington are similar in that, first of all, they are, again, male-dominated worlds, which is not unusual. There are a lot of industries like that, but also, there's a lot of politics when it comes to the ins and outs of getting things done, getting a film made.
I find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films. — © Neve Campbell
I find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films.
There's nothing comparable to as 'in shape' as a professional dancer. You'd have to train eight hours a day for that.
I had to deal with several stalkers and a lot of strange letters.
It's almost better most times to not talk in a scene. I think you can actually express a lot more without words.
Everything about American politics makes me proud to be Canadian.
I think you can actually express a lot more in ways without words.
I think it's incredibly important to spend the first year with your child, and it should be made possible for all women.
I actually do like scary movies. I used to hate scary movies. You know, when I was young, I saw 'The Changeling,' with George C. Scott, which I think is the scariest movie ever made. After I saw that, I swore I would never see a horror film again. Then I started making them.
There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.
You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If you're playing a lead in a movie, it's for that character and they'll tailor it to you. In a dance company, you have to fit in a definite mold.
I don't want to carry a network show. I don't want to give up 10 months, working 17 hours a day, up at five in the morning. — © Neve Campbell
I don't want to carry a network show. I don't want to give up 10 months, working 17 hours a day, up at five in the morning.
I used to say I didn't regret dropping out of school because it's what I had to do. But I do feel it. There are certain conversations I feel excluded from. When people talk about Greek history, I just have to sit there and listen. I excuse myself from games of Trivial Pursuit.
Party of Five won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
I've been very sensible with the money I made, and I did make good money.
I've never been opposed to nudity. I've been opposed to nudity for box-office draw.
The first 'Scream' was great for me in some ways, but in others it was... a challenge.
Dancing is hard on all bodies, but I particularly kept getting injured.
The grunge thing was a little bit atrocious. 'Let's all put on plaid shirts and be as dirty as possible!'
I got tired of Los Angeles, and I got tired of the game a bit. I wanted to have a different life experience, so I moved to England, and I lived in England for eight years, and I worked there.
There's something really nice about not sitting separate from the crew in some massive trailer away from the studio. To actually be there with them, it's more of a creative process.
Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.
Oh, 'Wild Things.' I haven't seen it since it came out! But you know, it was a fun romp. We had a really good time.
No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.
My issue in the past with nudity was that these scenes had been written solely for box office draw.
I wasn't very good a communicating as a kid. I wasn't very good at speaking my mind, and I went through some challenges as a kid with my family, as we all do.
There are very few dance companies in the world and you have to be phenomenal. You have to not be injured. You have to have a really strong mind to deal with the dance world. People who can do it are amazing to me. You cannot have a life outside of dance.
People either know Alan Rudolph and love every single one of his films or they don't know him at all.
If you're in a company, you're dancing from 9 a.m. till 7 in the evening, and then you go home and get in a hot tub and get some Epsom salts and try to get your body goin' again. There's no social life, no anything.
We may not realise it, but dancing is a form of meditation.
Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned-out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
People did pigeonhole me.
The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life.
I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.
Sometimes emotions just come out in their own way.
I always vowed I would never get married because no marriage in my family had worked, really. But you get to a place in your relationship where you're like, 'OK, it's time.' — © Neve Campbell
I always vowed I would never get married because no marriage in my family had worked, really. But you get to a place in your relationship where you're like, 'OK, it's time.'
I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated.
Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started.
Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.
I think a dream date for me is some kind of fantastic conversation where you end up learning something really wonderful about a person.
I never wanted to be an actor. It was something I found a passion for; it wasn't there immediately.
I, as a mom, wanted to be really present for my son in the first couple of years, because I know that those years are very important for a kid. So I decided not to work during that period.
I'm a socialist.
I don't know how people can live without a therapist.
I'm just one of those people that if I sit down to watch a horror film, I put my hands over my face and I cry a lot and I don't see half of the film because I'm too upset.
I think teenagers in the States grow up too fast. In Canada, kids are exposed to different things. Like school is very different; it's not nearly as social. Canadian teenagers see it as a much more serious place.
I'm sorry if my traumatized life is an inconvenience to you and your perfect existence. — © Neve Campbell
I'm sorry if my traumatized life is an inconvenience to you and your perfect existence.
I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!
If you can see life as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.
That's absolutely how I am. Like race, black or white - I see absolutely no difference. Because for me it's just such a reality. You are human, I am human, let's try to accept one another for whatever we are.
Party of Five" won a Golden Globe, it was a well-written television series.
I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes.
Ballet is completely unnatural to the body, just being turned out... it's not the way your body is supposed to function, so you actually [...] train your body to be a different structure than you were born with.
When I look back on it now, I am so glad that the one thing that I had in my life was my belief that everything in life is a learning experience, whether it be positive or negative. If you can see it as a learning experience, you can turn any negative into a positive.
I think my greatest insecurity would just be standing in the middle of the room and having everyone watching me thinking that's what I want. If I am interesting to you because of who I am, then that's incredible. But if I'm interesting to you only because of what I am, then let's not bother, you know?
I was... the loser of my class. I had absolutely no friends.
Scream" was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.
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