I have a surfboard that says 'Linda Hunt Choice TV Actress: Action.' I am an action star! I don't know what that is about, but I like it. Linda Hunt actionactresschoice Change image and share on social
I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day. Linda Hunt compensatedaydeal share on social
It really hit home that my parents felt as though they didn't have to worry anymore. They realized if you could win an Oscar, that was a good sign. Linda Hunt anymorefeltgood Change image and share on social
I think people have always liked in me the combination of being the underdog because I'm a tiny woman but I have enormous authority in myself. Linda Hunt authoritycombinationenormous Change image and share on social
I can't be a man. But I can embrace the head of a man, the intelligence of a man, the spirit of a man. Linda Hunt embraceheadintelligence Change image and share on social
I aspired to be extremely sophisticated. Linda Hunt aspireextremelysophisticate Change image and share on social
For me to want to be an actor was an improbable idea. I wasn't beautiful or pretty in any conventional way. I wasn't an ingenue at 22. But I was always certain of it and certain of its power. I felt the power when I went to the theater at 9, 10, 12 and 14. Linda Hunt actorbeautifulconventional share on social
When I was 16, nobody else talked like me. Nobody else sounded like me. Linda Hunt soundtalk Change image and share on social
For a while, I thought, maybe I should direct, until I got to New York and saw the stupidity of that idea. If it's hard to get into acting, what is it like for a woman to become a director? Linda Hunt actdirectdirector Change image and share on social
What's it like being opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger? For me? Are you kidding? Maybe if I'm lucky, come up to his navel! Linda Hunt arnoldkidlucky Change image and share on social
