Quotes from Parker Posey

There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.

I would love to do something like 'Fishing With John.'

I love 'Fishing With John' so much.

When I did 'Guffman,' it was terrifying. I didn't know what to say. I started talking, and it just came out.

Imagine if every airport would blast Brian Eno. I bet going through security wouldn't be as difficult. I can't imagine someone being aggressive with me with Brian Eno music pumping through the terminals at LAX.

I like finding things in locations where I've worked and things from down South and things from flea markets or even the sidewalks.

I just want to balance myself holistically and see what different foods do what to me.

I sang in 'Waiting for Guffman,' and I sang in 'A Mighty Wind.' I can carry a tune, but I don't like that Broadway singing.

I learned how to play mandolin for 'A Mighty Wind!'

I like sitting close to windows.

My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.

I'm a good girl, you know? But I'm from the South, and there are some powerful women down there, and very theatrical.

I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.

Sometimes I go to movies, and it's just a bombardment, and I'm not entertained by them - I'm assaulted by them! And I know I sound like such a drama queen, but I find that really strange.

I liked being able to portray a woman at this particular age and at this point in her life.

Mainly I love working on good writing.

I traveled to Morocco once, and I only saw one television when I was there, but I did go into this dirt cave and I saw this kid chopping tomatoes and pita, and he had a picture on the wall of Jean-Claude Van Damme holding a gun. That connected with him on the other side of the world, so no wonder these big movies are made - they have a mass appeal.

I wonder if people who see 'Blade' will have even seen my other movies. But I don't want all my movies to be in a vacuum. I need a balance because one pays, and the other doesn't.

It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'

Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.

How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band, but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them.

An actor's career relies on a lot of luck. Being in the right place at the right time.

The five patients in 'Rethinking Cancer' share with us the path of their recovery: the courage to take their own lives in their hands with a natural approach to healing their bodies.

In case you don't know this, we're not in the '90s anymore. Indie cinema does not reign.