Latest Hilary Swank Quotes from Interviews

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• I'm very glad that [the death penalty] hasn't existed for many years in the U.K.

  Hilary Swank

  Years, Death Penalty, Penalties

• I don't believe in the death penalty. I believe that there are other people as we speak right now in prison, wrongfully accused, who could serve such a fate. That is injustice at its greatest.

  Hilary Swank

  Believe, Fate, People

  "Conviction - Hilary Swank interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

• I stopped trying to chase the perfect place to be, and realized the perfect place is with your loved ones and your closest friends, around the dinner table, over a good meal, talking about the past year and the year to come and things that you want to change in your life. You hear their stories and talk about things you'd like to see happen in the world. That's what we do.

  Hilary Swank

  Past, Talking, Years

  "Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel and Lea Michele NEW YEAR'S EVE Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 6, 2011.

• New Yorkers have this special spot in Central Park, where they do this 5K run, the minute the clock strikes twelve. I ran once, and I'll never do that again, either. But, it's awesome to watch those people run. It's such a great environment and place to be.

  Hilary Swank

  Running, Central Park, People

  Source: collider.com

• When I stopped wanting my New Year's Eve to be perfect, to bring in the New Year right, is when it started working out right. When I was young, I was always looking for the best party to be at, to ring in the New Year, and I always ended up in the car going, "Happy New Year."

  Hilary Swank

  New Year, Party, Years

  "Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel and Lea Michele NEW YEAR'S EVE Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 6, 2011.

• I never know what my next thing is going to be, and I'm not out there specifically searching for one thing in particular. I'm just looking for something that's new and different. It could be a drama or a comedy, I just want to challenge myself and work with people that inspire me.

  Hilary Swank

  Drama, People, Challenges

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

• I love my job, I love being an actor and stepping into the shoes of different characters and exploring their lives. It's enriched my life extremely. I've learned more about myself and the ways of life through being an actor.

  Hilary Swank

  Jobs, Character, Love Is

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

• I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.

  Hilary Swank

  Lying, Passion, Mean

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I think writing letters is a lost art, but nowadays it's something that means even more, because it's so easy to communicate in so many different ways. But I find a love letter can even be a little post-it note stuck in your pocket, with a sentence or a few words.

  Hilary Swank

  Art, Writing, Mean

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

• You're not always going to hit the bull's-eye. I'm going to make movies that work and I'm going to make movies that don't work, and that's just a part of being creative. Because really, I think if you're taking risks and you're pushing yourself and you're doing things that scare you, you are going to fall on your face, and it's not always going to work.

  Hilary Swank

  Fall, Eye, Thinking

  Source: www.pbs.org

• As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

  Hilary Swank

  Hands, Want, Able

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I wouldn't change my past for anything, because I think it's made me who I am. I'm so enormously grateful for all that I have in my life.

  Hilary Swank

  Grateful, Past, Thinking

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I wake up so full of life and feeling so alive and so full of joy when I get to go to a set and tell a story. I just - I couldn't imagine not having that, and what a gift it's been in my life.

  Hilary Swank

  Joy, Feelings, Wake Up

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I look at some of my work and say, "Oh, that's where I can be better." I want to continue to grow and do things that do scare me. I want to work with filmmakers who will help me go deeper in my work.

  Hilary Swank

  Scare, Looks, Want

  Source: www.pbs.org

• Making a movie is you're really only as good as your weakest link, so when everyone's working at their best and it actually comes together, it's an extraordinary thing because it doesn't always.

  Hilary Swank

  Together, Links, Weakest Link

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I look back and I look at all the opportunities that I've had to work really hard and really challenge myself, and I like to do things that scare me. I like to do things that I don't know if I'm going to be able to do. I need the help of talented people around me. I love that it's a collaboration.

  Hilary Swank

  Opportunity, People, Challenges

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I believe in talent, and you believe in who you cast and help them go the distance.

  Hilary Swank

  Distance, Believe, Helping

  Source: collider.com

• It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.

  Hilary Swank

  Blessed, Play, True Life

  Source: www.pbs.org

• It's give-and-take and back-and-forth, that constantly allows you to grow as an artist and as a human being.

  Hilary Swank

  Artist, Giving, Give And Take

  Source: collider.com

• You're always going to make mistakes. That's life. You just want to grow from them and try to make as few as possible. That's why you do reach out and ask people for help, where needed.

  Hilary Swank

  Mistake, People, Trying

  Source: collider.com

• What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.

  Hilary Swank

  Vices, Collaboration, Vice Versa

  Source: collider.com

• I feel like I've had a really great intense relationship with every single Director I've ever worked with. I can't say there's one that hasn't been deep and profound in its own way.

  Hilary Swank

  Profound, Directors, Way

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

• I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the safety things that you put up.

  Hilary Swank

  Blow, Thinking, Safety

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

• Sometimes you have to get to the heart of a character through your heart. Your own heart. And it's what makes us similar and what makes us different.

  Hilary Swank

  Heart, Character, Different

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

• I pretty much have made a career out of playing real life people.

  Hilary Swank

  Real, Careers, People

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com