Elizabeth McGovern
Birthday: 18 July 1961, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Height: 178 cm
Daughter of a law professor at Northwestern University, she moved with her family to Los Angeles when he transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.). She began acting in scho ...Show More
Hollywood never suited me, I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, it took me a couple of years but Show more
Hollywood never suited me, I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, it took me a couple of years but I found where I was always meant to be... Chiswick! Hide
I love having the opportunity to explore a part for a great length of time, really get deeper and de Show more
I love having the opportunity to explore a part for a great length of time, really get deeper and deeper into it, because you only have a chance to do that once or twice in a career. Hide
Most people grow up dreaming of going to Hollywood and some of them work and work and work and final Show more
Most people grow up dreaming of going to Hollywood and some of them work and work and work and finally end up in Hollywood. Hide
It's very tough when two creative people are together.
It's very tough when two creative people are together.
I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing Show more
I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that. Hide
I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there Show more
I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing. Hide
There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person.
There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person.
In today's world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we're only cle Show more
In today's world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we're only clever enough, smart enough, work hard enough. Hide
That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.
That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense.
If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it.
If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it.
My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.
My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.
It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.
It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.
I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind Show more
I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind of, you-must-think-you're-really-special way. Hide
Honestly, I am always shocked when I see myself in the mirror because I feel exactly the same as I d Show more
Honestly, I am always shocked when I see myself in the mirror because I feel exactly the same as I did when I was 18 getting off the plane to go to Juilliard in New York. Hide
I just find it fascinating, like everybody, to be in a different life. It's an escape.
I just find it fascinating, like everybody, to be in a different life. It's an escape.
I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.
I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going in Show more
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. Hide
I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen.
I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen.
I have a terrible sense of direction.
I have a terrible sense of direction.
North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamo Show more
North Hollywood isn't actually Hollywood, it's in the San Fernando Valley... it's not the most glamorous part of L.A. Hide
I had reconciled myself to being happily out to pasture, a bit.
I had reconciled myself to being happily out to pasture, a bit.
England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a di Show more
England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective. Hide
I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a wa Show more
I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with. Hide
By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. Show more
By definition, an actor's life is a recipe for regret. There are always roads you could have taken. But I've lived long enough to realize that each road has its own rewards. Hide
As far as I can see women who have facelifts don't look younger, just weirder. You see them on scree Show more
As far as I can see women who have facelifts don't look younger, just weirder. You see them on screen with these tight, little porcelain faces - then the hand goes up to the face and it looks like it belongs to an alien. I find it really freaky. Hide
My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.
My father was an academic, an eccentric. He was a lecturer.
I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.
I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.
Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many de Show more
Now we have to contend with overstimulation and too many opportunities all the time, and too many decisions all the time. Hide
I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.
I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.
I still feel I'm doing the same work I've always done.
I still feel I'm doing the same work I've always done.
My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.
My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.
We lack rituals in this modern world.
We lack rituals in this modern world.
In London, I take the Tube everywhere.
In London, I take the Tube everywhere.
On careers other than acting: "I probably would have become a veterinarian, or I might have lived on Show more
On careers other than acting: "I probably would have become a veterinarian, or I might have lived on a ranch somewhere and raised horses, or I might have become more serious about painting, or I might have worked in a Burger King." Hide
Whenever I work on anything, there's always the fantasy that what one is doing is the next 'Citizen Show more
Whenever I work on anything, there's always the fantasy that what one is doing is the next 'Citizen Kane'-slash-'Sopranos.' Hide
Well, I have a band, "Sadie and the Hotheads", and we have an album that is already out that is avai Show more
Well, I have a band, "Sadie and the Hotheads", and we have an album that is already out that is available on our website. Hide
To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is.
To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is.
I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.
I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.
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