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The fans of 'Speed' are very different from the fans of 'To Wong Foo,' which are different from 'Donnie Darko.' Look at the classics I've been in: 'No Country for Old Men'... 'Little Miss Sunshine'... 'Rain Man' was my first big studio movie! How lucky is that?

~Beth Grant

Topics: Been Big Classics Country Different Fans First How Little Look Lucky Man Men Miss Movie No Country Old Old Men Rain Speed Studio Sunshine Very Which

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Tone is so important because you can have a great script just be ruined with the wrong director - if they shtick it up or something. With 'Little Miss Sunshine,' I was so concerned they weren't going to play the pageant official realistically because you don't have to wink to play those kinds of characters.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Because Characters Concerned Director Going Great Great Script Important Just Just Be Kinds Little Miss Official Pageant Play Realistically Ruined Script Something Sunshine Those Tone Up Were Wink Wrong You

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Frequently over the years, people have thought that they know me. Every character actor has this story, I'm sure. It goes like this: 'Um, do you play soccer?' 'Did you go to such and such church?' 'I knew you when you were with so and so... ' Then I go, 'Well, sorry...' and then they say, 'Wait a minute. Are you an actor?'

~Beth Grant

Topics: Actor Character Character Actor Church Did Every Frequently Go Goes Knew Know Like Me Minute Over People Play Say Soccer Sorry Story Sure Then They Say Thought Um Wait Well Were Years You

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I think most character people that you talk to, it's like, whatever they offer us, we are thrilled to do. I won't do anything that's immoral or illicit. I did turn down eating a dead body once. I turned down a few really creepy horror movies. For the most part, I can usually find a way into whatever character.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Anything Body Character Creepy Dead Did Down Eating Few Find Horror Horror Movies Immoral Like Most Movies Offer Once Part People Really Talk Think Thrilled Turn Turned Us Way Whatever You I Think I Can

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I can remember before 'Rain Man,' I just couldn't get in on anything, any features. After that and it winning the Oscar - the next year, I co-starred in six movies.

~Beth Grant

Topics: After Any Anything Before Features Get Just Man Movies Next Next Year Oscar Rain Remember Six Winning Year I Can

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When I hit New York in 1972, I thought I was a sprinter. I thought that I would star in a Broadway show and do a movie and win an Oscar by the time I was 25. It turned out that I'm a long distance runner.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Broadway Broadway Show By The Time Distance Hit Long Long Distance Movie New New York Oscar Out Runner Show Sprinter Star Thought Time Turned Win Would York

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I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody else. I looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good, but casting didn't ever see me that way.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Accepting Actress Because Casting Character Character Actress Else Ever Everybody Everybody Else Glamorous Good Had Hard Hard Time Lady Leading Like Looked Me Mirror Myself Pretty Pretty Good See Thought Time Very Wanted Way

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I never have broken up in comedy, ever. There's something about me that I just don't break on camera - maybe because I'm just so cheap, and I know how expensive it is to shoot - but I broke on 'Sordid Lives,' and I broke on 'The Office.' Those are the only two times in my life.

~Beth Grant

Topics: About Because Break Broke Broken Camera Cheap Comedy Ever Expensive How Just Know Life Lives Maybe Me My Life Never Office Only Shoot Something Those Times Two Up

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I love 'Child's Play 2!' I love Don Mancini. That movie has a great theme: You better listen to children. That's why I wanted to do it. I was scared to do a horror movie - a blatant studio horror movie - but I liked the script, and I thought that was such an important theme because I don't think adults listen to children enough.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Adult Because Better Blatant Child Children Enough Great Horror Horror Movie Important Liked Listen Love Movie Play Scared Script Studio Theme Think Thought Wanted Why You I Love

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My daughter's favorite musical is 'Wicked,' which she has seen hundreds of times - she even worked as an usher at the Pantages so she could see it over and over. Her dream is to play Elphaba.

~Beth Grant

Topics: Could Daughter Dream Even Favorite Her Hundreds Musical Over Play See Seen She Times Usher Which Wicked Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 18th, 1949

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