Quotations

«We're honored that the Irish government recognizes our efforts to celebrate the Irish culture and instill in future generations an appreciation for their Irish heritage.»

«We will soon have some cats housed at the shelter, though.»

«We are on a really tight budget right now, so anything people can do would help. Whether they would like to adopt an animal, or if they are an animal lover who just can't have a pet, they can make a financial donation. Anything would be greatly appreciated.»

«Defiance ... I would wager she just happens to have gotten those period roles because it was a turning point for women taking place in that period.»

«It's a bit of a trade-off. It's exciting to see the new ruins and get that information, but at the same time, fire can destroy these sites.»

«We're putting together the pieces of the puzzle of how people who have been gone for hundreds of years lived. You make your best guess on what you can find and we're finding a lot.»

«The movie is really walking a very delicate line. Because I don't want to look like I'm condoning staying in a marriage like that. And I'm not saying that it's right that women at the time had no choice but to stay in the home and raise kids, but at the same time, I wanted to celebrate the fact that she was a deeply intelligent, insightful, strong woman who found joy in that situation.»

«In an odd way, all the appliances that the advertisers put out there, and said, `Buy this brand-new stove!', `Buy the fridge!' `Make Jell-O!', all that horrible nutrition that came up because of instant pudding, Jell-O, fish sticks, TV dinners, all of that that I had before dismissed as the death of our culture -- I realized that housewives wanted these things, because they wanted time back, ... A washing machine gave them time to do something else. It gave them time to read a book. ... A woman didn't want to cook all day. These things that were sold to Americans were actually a gift, in a very strange way. I really enjoyed having to blow that notion out of my head.»

«[Anderson understands that Evelyn runs the risk of seeming a little too saintly.] That's why the character of Tuff is such a great sounding board, because she's the one who says, `How can you bear it?' ... And Evelyn Ryan, being who she was, could find satisfaction in any situation that she was living in. She found the magic, and the profundity, in the act of raising children. And, oh man, I couldn't do that.»

«I think the reason she's done so many of these films is because the '50s is such a rich era for describing the journey of a woman,»