Quotes by Gena Rowlands

• I always do make a back story for myself, but I'm not sure how necessary it is. I just like to.
• I like subtitles. Sometimes I wish all movies had subtitles.
• The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity.
• People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money.
• I love independent filmmaking. I don't agree with a lot of it, but that's the point.
• I can never have a poker face. Anybody looking at me can tell exactly what I'm thinking.
• But you base everything on people you know.
• After you play a part, you think of it as your own.