I don't like to discuss my work in a lot of detail; I'm afraid of dissecting it in a way that is not good for me.
— Carol Kane
I was this extremely dramatic actress. And then, suddenly, I was doing comedy.
I didn't decide to be a character actress.
I only eat things that you don't have to kill.
I have fun at work.
The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general.
And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right.
It's very hard to remain a student in life.
It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.
When you're doing a legitimate play, if you have a company of 12, it's considered a big cast.
It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.
Sometimes every single element of a character is a torturous discovery.
My face is my career.
Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life.
I know I'll work, but not when or where. I never know what to pack.
People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.
An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast.
'Taxi' made a big difference because it got me into comedy.
I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.
There is no restaurant anywhere in the world where I have been that I haven't been able to find something to eat.
I make my relationships at work.
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell.
I don't put together cars, I put together people.
That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.
Acting is pretty much my whole life.
