Susan Sarandon
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Biography
Susan Abigail Sarandon is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she has received accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for seven Emmy Awards, ten Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award.
"Kind of like the difference between making love and masturbation, I'd say."
"It's great to see people who find joy in service and don't close their eyes and aren't afraid."
"Religion is not black and white. It's much more complicated. Spirituality is much bigger than that. God is much bigger than that. I don't believe in a wrathful God. I believe he's much more forgiving and inclusive than some religions. The things that are done in her name or his name are horrible."
"Every relationship starts out with a dream of what you think it's going to be, and you either have the tool kit when you get to the hard spots where you'll make it through, or you need to move on."
"I feel my family's needs are a priority. I'm not comfortable with the idea of serving the many and ignoring my family."
"When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you."
"I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities that make for an activist."
"When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you."
"Ladies, stress shows on your face. Happiness is the true beauty weapon." ( Kym Douglas / Cindy Pearlman, 2006)"
"When all you know is pain you don’t know that that is not normal. It is not a woman’s lot to suffer, even if we’ve been raised that way.It is not OK to miss a part of your life because of pain and excessive bleeding.It is not OK to be bed-ridden for two-to-three days a month.It is not OK to pain during sex.It is not OK to have major bloating or na"
"[I]t takes so little effort and money to get rid of malaria, to bring in clean water, to give people a chance at an education. When you don't have hope, that's when people start to do weird, horrible, violent things. That's at the bottom of it. It's just a question of prioritizing. The funds are t"
"When all you know is pain you don’t know that that is not normal. It is not a woman’s lot to suffer, even if we’ve been raised that"
"Pay equality is not going to happen because we scream and yell about it, it's going to happen when we start demandin"
"Ladies, stress shows on your face. Happiness is the true beauty we"
"How you spend your energy is ultimately what creates who you"
"Everyone has a responsibility towards this larger family of man, but especially if you're privileged, that increases your responsibi"
"I just want my kids to love who they are, have happy lives and find something they want to do and make peace with that. Your job as a parent is to give your kids not only the instincts and talents to survive, but help them enjoy their l"
"I believe in using words not fists."
"It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements."
"Just because I haven't yet had any project surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever they want to their bodies that make them feel good about themselves."
"We stand a chance of getting a president who has probably killed more people before he gets into office than any president in the history of the United States."
"When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.'"
"Everything that has ever happened to me that has been important has not been something that I've hoped for, or looked for, or manipulated -- it's all been predicated on my ability to take a new road when it presented itself and to go wit"
"I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and"
"Suffering should not define you as a woman! And just because you’re a man it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect you! HELP HER to remove the taboos and the loneliness surrounding this disease; be understanding, show empathy, and don’t accuse her of being sensitive, delicate, or overly dramatic – this is a big opportunity for you guys to show that you care and to be a real"