I’ve always played strong women who are doing their own thing.

Meaning of the quote

The quote means that American actress Yancy Butler has often played characters who are independent, capable, and in control of their own lives. She has portrayed women who are not passive or reliant on others, but instead are confident and make their own decisions.

About Yancy Butler

Yancy Butler is an American actress known for her roles in films like Hard Target and Drop Zone, as well as the TV series Witchblade, for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Actress. She has had a successful career in both movies and television.

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I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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I never worked less than 16-hour days on South Beach.

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I don’t know that I’d necessarily want to see into the future. I don’t want to know what’s happening next.

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My mother’s side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.

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I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you’re into crime solving.

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To say I’m the easiest person to live with would be a lie.

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I’ll try anything once.

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Don’t we all just really try to fake it well?

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I hope I don’t just sit around moping for two years.

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I love old movies. The ’40s theatre pace is fantastic.

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I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it.

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I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.

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Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

Yancy Butler

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Yancy Butler

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Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.

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I pretty much make time for that weekly manicure.

Yancy Butler

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Women have been kicking ass for centuries.

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I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn’t.

Yancy Butler

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A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.

Yancy Butler

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Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I’m Irish. Go figure.

Yancy Butler

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I’m the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want to lie down.

Yancy Butler

American television and film actress

My taste in music and entertainment is quite eclectic.

Yancy Butler

American television and film actress

I’m just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.

Yancy Butler

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I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in.

Yancy Butler

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People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.

Yancy Butler

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I’ve spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.

Yancy Butler

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I dig science fiction, though it was never really my thing.

Yancy Butler

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My father used to sing to me in my mother’s womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.

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I’m open to sci-fi, but I was never a diehard fan. I have no idea why it keeps following me. I’m extremely lucky, I guess; it’s a lucrative venue.

Yancy Butler

American television and film actress

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I’ve heard about him.

Yancy Butler

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Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I’m proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.

Yancy Butler

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My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America’s Most Wanted.

Yancy Butler

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