I couldn't kill a chicken, I couldn't kill a cow - I was a vegetarian too at that time - so I thought, well what is there that I could kill? I couldn't kill this and I couldn't kill that. Ellen Burstyn chickencowkill Change image and share on social
I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it. Ellen Burstyn cabbagedietfamous Change image and share on social
Nobody would want to leave that film to go get high. Ellen Burstyn filmhighleave Change image and share on social
The interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time. Ellen Burstyn findfreshinterest Change image and share on social
I sketched out a rough story for them and the director said, well it's a good story but we have the go-ahead from Universal to make this script and did I want to do it. I said no, and they left. Ellen Burstyn aheaddirectorgood Change image and share on social
She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck. Ellen Burstyn badfairlyfat share on social
I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice. Ellen Burstyn brooklynclosehave Change image and share on social
She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings. Ellen Burstyn addictionfeelfeeling Change image and share on social
I wanted to work on this central problem of killing. How you go about killing. Now, in the film I had to kill my children - well, I didn't want to get that far. Ellen Burstyn centralchildfilm Change image and share on social
It's a sin to have your films not to make money. Ellen Burstyn filmmakemoney Change image and share on social
