Samantha Mathis Quotes

(On River Phoenix) "The nicest memory I have of him is when we went down to his family`s property in Costa Rica, and we`d eat these mangoes for breakfast. River had them dripping all over him. When he ate, he ate with his hands. For me, he`ll always be that beautiful, drippy mess."

I think, you know...it just changes you (the drug overdose of River Phoenix), I know for me it was never an issue, about that lifestyle. I learned relationships aren`t very important, or worth it, I mean even River wasn`t worth my time. I`ve grown, I`m not 23 anymore and he`ll always be Forever Young". It goes down to priorities. I didn`t need that hassle." - on moving on and what is meaningful to her. A British Interview 1996.

We have such an uptight relationship with nudity in America, and I think that`s really unfortunate.

(On River Phoenix) I feel blessed to have worked with him and to have known him. He challenged me as an actress, he was always surprising and startlingly honest. He was an all to fleeting presence in my life, a beautiful young man. Who will always be in my heart.

My mom always said, `You got birthing hips`. Sometimes I wish they were a little smaller. But I don`t want to look like a boy, you know?

(About her role in The Mists of Avalon (2001) (TV), directed by German-born Uli Edel, specifically the infamous "threesome" scene): The guys have on boxers, but I`ve just got, like, a piece of nude stretchy material taped to my breasts and my legs. And then suddenly Uli yells out of the darkness, "Remember you`re doing it for ze kingdom, for ze kingdom!"

Samantha says that kissing ex-boyfriend Christian Slater in Broken Arrow (1996) was "like kissing your brother".

(about having experienced strange reactions to on-the-job nudity in the past) People don`t know whether to look at you or talk to you. And you feel... fine! People are talking about baseball stats, and you`re just going, `OK, you can be normal now!`.