Adrienne Barbeau > Quotes

“I’m a short woman with a pretty good body and large breasts — that’s not what I think of as sexy.”
― Adrienne Barbeau

“So much of who I am has to do with having had him in my life. From my taste in music to my understanding of human nature. He was my teacher and my mirror. Even the woman I set out to become in the aftermath of our love affair: the woman who could love a man who would love her and stay with her. That transformation came about because I recognized my part in our attachment— my insecurities, my diminished self-worth, my need to be with someone who withheld himself— and worked for years to change all that. I have learned from many people in my life but from Richard most of all.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Scream Queen Confidential: A Memoir And Two Mysteries

“Make sure she’s got black and silver pens, plenty of water, and some hand sanitizer. Make sure you’ve got cash to make change if the fans give you big bills. Does she have enough photos to sign; is her show merchandise on her table; are her name and credits spelled correctly on the banner?”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Make Me Dead

“I wondered if she’d tried to pierce herself to complete the look. Not easy to do when the hole heals up before you can get the rings in place.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Make Me Dead

“So I stared at this rat and he stared at me and the next minute, he was standing on his back paws with his stomach distending. His snout shortened, his tail disappeared, and suddenly Orson Welles plopped down on my sofa, covering his considerable nude girth with my cashmere throw.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Love Bites

“Buddy Holly glasses,”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Make Me Dead

“There was dead silence when we finished the scene. Then Bill spoke. “You know,” he said, “sometimes in life, we THINK before we speak.” I was mortified. But now I knew three things about acting: pick up your cues, don’t wear hats, and think before you speak.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Scream Queen Confidential: A Memoir And Two Mysteries

“I’d just finished another summer stock job in the Poconos and had been accepted into Lee Strasberg’s acting class. Getting into Lee’s class was a real coup— you couldn’t just pay your money and sign up, you had to be invited. So naturally, I was excited to be accepted. Until I took the class. I couldn’t understand a word he said. All I remember was holding an imaginary cup of coffee to feel the imaginary steam on my face. The classes were very exclusive (although I didn’t recognize a soul) and no one offered to do a scene with you if you weren’t performing on Broadway. I wasn’t. I stayed for three months and never did do a scene. So now I knew four things about acting: pick up your cues, don’t wear a hat, think before you speak, and lie about your credits.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Scream Queen Confidential: A Memoir And Two Mysteries

“I was the only cop in town who knew our L.A. perps could be creepy-crawlies…shape-shifters, creatures from the black lagoon, The Thing in its 1980’s version. I’d seen them with my own eyes and I was a believer.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Love Bites

“Is she sitting next to the estranged husband she’d like to strangle? Because if she is, you’d better get one of them moved.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Make Me Dead

“My state of being. Well, I’d gone from pissed off, lonely, sad, frightened, and depressed, to being a little wiser, a little stronger, a little more resilient. I’d survived.”
― Adrienne Barbeau, Scream Queen Confidential: A Memoir And Two Mysteries