Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Karen Black

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Last updated on November 25, 2024.

Karen Blanche Black was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

American - Actress | July 1, 1939 - August 8, 2013

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I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little more intimidating. Even the maid who comes to work for me once a week has found out that she can just trample over me... I'm a Cancer! We are not ferocious people.

Karen Black

I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.

Karen Black

If I turn on the television, am I to believe that that is America? I'm sorry, I don't believe that's America.

Karen Black

I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.

Karen Black

I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work.

Karen Black

If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I cook and cook and cook. I like to be with my daughter. She's 16, so of course I bore her.

Karen Black

There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Karen Black

Illiteracy is rampant. People are out of communication.

Karen Black

If you can write it, I can be it.

Karen Black

I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts.

Karen Black

I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player.

Karen Black

I like to watch people. For example, people at the airport... What is interesting about them is that they dont know what they are like. People at airports are the most brilliant actors in the world, because their attention is elsewhere, and they are idiosyncratic. I like to imitate people. I walk behind them and imitate their backs.

Karen Black

There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Karen Black

I have kept working, even if Ive thrown off the big movies I used to do. I still have three or four wonderful little movies coming out.

Karen Black

As a teenager I studied opera, believe it or not. But I just couldn't catch on to it.

Karen Black

There were all these rumors about me... so I went indoors. No one saw me for years. And since I wasnt around, people believed what they wanted.

Karen Black

I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player

Karen Black

I love playing strong women, even if theyre nuts.

Karen Black

I was doing bad movies as a day job. And it almost ruined my life for a while. But I have done 130-odd films, and only fourteen have been spooky ones. Im not spooky! I want life!

Karen Black

Top 20 Quotes & Sayings by Karen Black

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