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Illeana Douglas
American
Actress
About the author
I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Movies
#Obsession
I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#World
#Idea
I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Man
I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Love
#Magic
God only knows what else is on the web about me.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#God
I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#People
#Experience
#Movies
I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Dress
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#May
#Comedy
#Footsteps
#Brooks
I'm a huge poster collector.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Acting
#Writer
#School
#Goal
It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#People
I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Love
#Thinking
#Day
#Fantasy
#Comedy
#Night
#Goal
#Funny
#Brooks
There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#People
#Insecurity
I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Work
#Years
#End
When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Home
#Silly
When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Character
#Experience
We were big Saturday Night Live and Eddie Murphy fans.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Fans
#Night
I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#People
#World
#Idea
I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Character
#Want
#Writing
It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Work
#First
I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Want
#Movies
#Horror
The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Trust
I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Action
#Will
#Dying
I come from a pretty strange family.
Illeana Douglas,
American
Actress
#Family
#Pretty