I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard? Elisabeth Shue carecharactergenerous Change image and share on social
I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me. Elisabeth Shue doorgirllive Change image and share on social
After Leaving Las Vegas I did assume that things would get a lot easier than they've been. But it's just been a mirror of the way my career's been from the beginning, so for it to have changed would have been strange. My career has never been perfect. Elisabeth Shue assumebegincareer share on social
Today I still feel like the most illiterate person ever to have roamed the campuses of Wellesley and Harvard, where I later transferred. I remain intimidated by all the books I haven't read, but over the years I've come to realize that being a student is a lifelong adventure. Elisabeth Shue adventurebookcampus share on social
My mom had started to go to work when I was nine or ten, so I was aware of women trying to find their own identities by working. But I was still influenced by men to such an extreme. I wanted to play their games and wanted to compete in their world and be like them. Elisabeth Shue awarecompeteextreme share on social
I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next to me. Elisabeth Shue doorgirllive Change image and share on social
Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent. Elisabeth Shue agoartisticbegin share on social
It would be really wonderful if people connected to the loneliness of what it means to be a human being in the world today. Elisabeth Shue connecthumanloneliness Change image and share on social
When you get into your 40s, it's all about lighting. It's hard. You have to face whether the way you look is your self-worth or not. Once you get beyond that, it's all about what's in your heart. Elisabeth Shue 40sfacehard Change image and share on social