Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Thora Birch

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Thora Birch.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Thora Birch

Thora Birch is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in Purple People Eater, for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to prominence as a child star during the 1990s with a string of notable appearances in films such as Paradise, All I Want for Christmas, Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). Her breakthrough into adult-oriented roles came at the end of that decade, when she earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Jane Burnham in American Beauty (1999).

I'm really lucky! I'm just cognisant that I wanna move forward, and people will let me or not; who knows.
I was always working; it's just that no one was paying attention.
I just felt like I was making people angry because I wouldn't wear the frilly bows. — © Thora Birch
I just felt like I was making people angry because I wouldn't wear the frilly bows.
When you're making a film, you become incredibly close. It's not like you're filing away papers all day. You're creating with human emotions, so you do become very connected, so it is familial and romantic.
When you home study, you get a better education. I basically got to teach myself. Being naturally able to make my own opinions about the schoolwork I had to deal with, instead of being instructed under the tutelage of the teacher, was really nice academically.
I admire Jodie Foster. Her head is screwed on really well. It's not loose at all.
For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.
My dad is my support, and he is the best support that I could ever have.
I think only stupid people have good relationships.
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