I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes. – Sally Field
There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it’s like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren’t any films about it and there very few TV series about it. – Sally Field
But there isn’t any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It’s there. I’m already whole. – Sally Field
When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, ‘Congratulations, you have an actor!’ – Sally Field
When you’re old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing. – Sally Field
I’ve never had my heart broken. It’s a very sad state of affairs. I think everybody should have their heart broken. I don’t think it says anything good about me at all. – Sally Field
There was really a snobbery from people in film – they did not want people who had come from television. It was the poor relation of show business, and especially situation comedy. – Sally Field
I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I’m an actor, that’s all. I just do what I do. – Sally Field
I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world. – Sally Field
I’m so vigorous, and I so take it for granted, because I’ve always been a real physical person. – Sally Field
I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren’t taking it as seriously as I did. – Sally Field
I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools. – Sally Field
The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work – getting to do the work. And I don’t really care where it is: whether it’s on stage or on television or in film. – Sally Field
The opportunities I’ve had to play really complex characters – which haven’t been a lot, but some – you never get over them. – Sally Field
The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work. – Sally Field
Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance. – Sally Field