Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons
Estelle Margaret Parsonsis an American stage, film and television actress, Today Show television series host, and stage director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth20 November 1927
CityLynn, MA
CountryUnited States of America
disturbed gonna people
Bob, you do not know what they're gonna do. Some people are so disturbed by that dance, they can't look at it.
allow expand gifted great hoping roles truly women
So I am hoping there will be more roles for women that allow the actors to expand to be truly great - an all around talented, gifted woman.
towns whether
I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a man or a woman, you basically do what there is to do.
felt forgot remembered takes
But today I felt different, today I forgot how long it takes to get into the skin of a character and I remembered it, because today I actually got into that skin and it felt so different.
human
For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition.
european living tv unlike
In this country, unlike many of the Slavic and European countries, you can't make a living only in the theater, so you have to do TV and movies.
law missing wrecks
I earned my share same as everybody. Well, I coulda got killed same as everybody. And I'm wanted by the law same as everybody. I'm a nervous wreck, and that's the truth. I have to take sass from Miss Bonnie Parker all the time. I deserve mine.
stuff brian stoke
I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do.
theater
Getting work in theater has always been sort of cyclical.
character luck cant
You cant just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.
laughter believe moving
I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater.
art generations form
All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form.
america theater precarious
At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.
sad acting actors
There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.