I'll be honest with you: I'd rather have BAFTA over an Academy Award any day. Because it's just cool. Rene Russo academyawardbafta Change image and share on social
I don't love getting up at the crack of dawn and having makeup put on my face for three hours - like, I really don't like it - and then having a part that's just not that challenging. Rene Russo challengecrackdawn Change image and share on social
I think early in my career, I didn't choose films that were crappy films, necessarily, but I didn't go out and campaign for smaller, better roles. Rene Russo campaigncareerchoose Change image and share on social
In high school, I was very unpopular. Rene Russo highschoolunpopular Change image and share on social
I was inspecting eyeglass lenses for a while. And I worked as a concession girl in a movie theater. And I was ironing before that. I always had some kind of a job. And then I started modeling. Rene Russo concessioneyeglassgirl Change image and share on social
I grew up in Burbank - but not the Burbank of valet parking and TV studios. In the late 1950s, there was a small apartment complex on Elmwood Avenue that rented mostly to families on welfare. I lived there from age 3 to 11 and again from 14 to 18 with my mother, Shirley, and my younger sister, Toni. Rene Russo 1950sageapartment share on social
I'm not the kind of person that would step on people just to get where I wanted to be, but I have crossed moral boundaries when I've either been afraid or desperate. Rene Russo afraidboundarycross Change image and share on social
For me, when I did 'Thor,' they changed my lines at the last minute, and then I had to speak with an English accent - and it was horrifying. I was in front of a crew of 250 people on my first day - never happened to me before. Rene Russo accentchangecrow share on social
I had to fend for myself from the time I was 17 years old. I was a high-school dropout. I wasn't quite living on the streets, but I didn't have a lot of hope. Rene Russo dropoutfendhigh Change image and share on social
I always go into a film situation depressed and fearful. Rene Russo depressfearfulfilm Change image and share on social