Gina Gershon Quotes

You don’t quite know how drunk you are until all of a sudden you’re on the floor.

When Bound was released, Boys don’t Cry wasn’t out yet. Therefore it was very taboo to play a lesbian. I loved the part, because girls never get to play the typical guy parts.

The critics tend to forget their own answers after a while.

Struggling at anything that you want to be doing is hard.

Size counts. That’s all.

People seem to get weirdly obsessed with my mouth.

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you’re going up and you’re slightly scared and really excited. You don’t know what’s coming next but you know it’s going to be good. You can’t handle it, go on the carousel.

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions.

Lately, I’ve been a little sad that I’m not a gay man.

In any profession, there’s a sleazy side and an honorable side.

I’ve seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags.

I’m involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That’s one I’ve been pretty involved with because if you can cure that, you can cure so many other diseases.

I would love to do a big studio movie, just because they’re going to put the money into distributing it. A lot of times you do these little movies, you love them and they never get seen by anyone.

I was obsessed with Elvis Presley when I was little.

I usually just have one cat. It is difficult, but I have my one cat that he’ll travel with me if it’s appropriate, if I’m not going overseas.

I think the original Matrix was really incredible. It was so original and it did so many innovative things with film. It was a much bigger film. Bound was just a smaller film. It was kind of like an old noir film.

I think smart is s*xy. I like smart people. People that are comfortable with themselves I think is very s*xy. My cat is really s*xy.

I think people stop themselves from doing the things they want to do. I just think you never know how long you’re going to be around so you might as well do the things that are intriguing. Nobody really cares anyway so you have to do what makes you happy.

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it’s a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.