Carrie Snodgress Quotes

"I was never really a career woman. My life always came first. When I got (Oscar) nominated for Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), I didn`t think, "Aah, now I`ll get more money". My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself".

"When I came back (to Hollywood), the industry didn`t trust me. Rock `n` roll carries a heavy stigma. They didn`t want to fool around with a dropout."

I don`t see myself being an actress forever.

I fell in love with Neil`s pain. We were in this cocoon of intensity. Neil and I were uniquely in the same position at the same time, having overwhelming success facing us.

My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself.

When I got nominated for Diary of a Mad Housewife, I didn`t think, Aah, now I`ll get more money.

There was a note on my dressing room table that said, Call Neil Young.

I was never really a career woman. My life always came first.

I decided I was going to be in love. I was going to give it everything I had. It was like heaven on that ranch. I don`t know why we broke up. We never fought.

I wasn`t a rock `n` roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from?