Gawky Quotes

(in Elle magazine, February 2001) Can I just say that I find it really irritating that everyone beats up on Britney Spears? I want to do nothing but support her and praise her and wish her the best. I mean, she`s 18 years old! It`s just shocking. I was so gawky and geeky and awkward and unsure of myself.

(2004 quote) I once met Clint Eastwood, and it was remarkable. I studied him as I spoke to him. I looked down, and his pants were a little short -- they showed a bit too much of his socks. There was something so timid and shy and almost gawky about him in real life. I remember thinking to myself, Someone should have cast him in Meet John Doe, the Frank Capra movie, because that`s the real him. There`s not a wisp of aggression about him. That`s the real essence, not the guy who says, "Make my day."

I was terribly gawky -- too goofy to become a high-kicking cheerleader -- with stringy brown hair and bad posture. Definitely nobody noticeable! (on her teen years)

Can I just say that I find it really irritating that everyone beats up on Britney Spears? I want to do nothing but support her and praise her and wish her the best. I mean, she`s 18 years old! It`s just shocking. I was so gawky and geeky and awkward and unsure of myself. - Elle, February 2001

"I enjoyed making films. I liked acting with other actors. The painful part came at the end when I was entering what casting directors called `the gawky period` for juveniles, which was early teens in my case. All at once it seemed that no one wanted me. It was some years before I really understood what had happened. I was devastated by what I took as rejection. I`m extremely grateful I had the opportunities I had as a child, and they led to a very satisfying second career. I also appreciate that some of the work I did in pictures still entertains people."