There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised. Lili Taylor academyawardcompromise share on social
I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a lot of female roles uninteresting. Lili Taylor characterdamagedestructive Change image and share on social
I felt that the biological clock was some myth to keep me from doing what I wanted to do. And so I rebelled against it in the '90s. I thought it was a backlasher, some sort of faulty data. But it's real. I'm glad I woke up before my body was just like 'uh-uh.' Lili Taylor 90sbacklasherbiological share on social
The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute in this business - is that a lot of people don't realize that they have power. Particularly actors. Lili Taylor actoracutebusiness share on social
I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it. Lili Taylor actactorchannel Change image and share on social
When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up. Lili Taylor actcreativeessence Change image and share on social
Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical. Lili Taylor cannescynicalplace Change image and share on social
We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival. Lili Taylor artbeginbeing Change image and share on social
It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery. Lili Taylor plasticsurgerytricky Change image and share on social
It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by. Lili Taylor followgutheart Change image and share on social
