Kirstie Alley
19 quotes
Biography
Kirstie Louise Alley was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991.
"When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are."
"It's funny. No matter how hard you try, you can't close your heart forever. And the minute you open it up, you never know what's going to come in. But when it does, you just have to go for it! Because if you don't, there's not point in being here."
"You are not in business to be popular."
"People go, "You’re so brave." I go, "No, I think I’m stupid" [...] It’s so strange to me because artists are free-thinkers, for the most part. You can be cooking meth and sleeping with hookers, as long as apparently you didn’t vote for Trump. I feel like I’m in The Twilight Zone a bit, with the whole concept of it."
"Just got a very kind acknowledgment [...] Thank you Sir, I wish you were still on Twitter... as you should be."
"It's amazing how coke encompasses everything in your life. Addicts cannot confront life because they only think of their next hit. I ruined life for my parents, my sister and all my friends."
"I developed a nutty attitude where I'd think, If some guy really loves me he doesn't care if I'm fat. I'd come up with all these stupid reasons why it would be OK to be fat."
"I binge when I'm happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like I'm at a birthday party."
"When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using."
"When I see someone who is starved, they don't look alert. They don't have boundless energy. If you're too skinny, it looks like you're near death."
"Through history, people look for something spiritual. The greatest scientists in the world were men of religion and faith, too."
"I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but I'd rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed."
"I have a hotline to the tabloids. When I get up in the morning, I call the Star, and the last thing at night, I call them. I want them to have the inside track."
"When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are."
"Through history, people look for something spiritual. The greatest scientists in the world were men of religion and faith, too."
"When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are."
"The thing about me is, I don't care what religion you are. If someone is attacking your religion, I will have your back, and I will defend you. I think that is the most repulsive thing a person can do, attack another person's faith."
"I've learned that you'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun."
"My food demons are Chinese food, sugar, butter."