Lili Taylor Quotes

"I do believe there's good in all of us, even if it's layered over so thickly."
-Lili Taylor

"Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical."
-Lili Taylor

"When you get into that kind of studio money, there's a price on everything. And I haven't been willing to pay that price."
-Lili Taylor

"It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by."
-Lili Taylor

"I'm realizing that the hard work has really paid off - not hard work acting-wise, but spiritually and principle-wise. That's given me faith enough that my heart hasn't led me astray. I've started to realize that you can do it your way. There are no rules."
-Lili Taylor

"I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance."
-Lili Taylor

"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

"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