Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodwardis an American actress, producer, activist, and philanthropist. She is perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning role in The Three Faces of Eve...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth27 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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Well, I was born and raised in south Georgia and South Carolina, and I went to school in Louisiana. Nature is very much a part of life in those areas.
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I also had a wonderful great-aunt who was an avid gardener, who told me all about the flowers, their names and where they came from.
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We've been lucky to find the perfect person for the job. Tazewell has wit and humor, and a real sense of the need for education, outreach and being a part of the community.
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The September 11th tragedy forced us all to look at the world in a different way, and it reminds us all of the importance of living every moment.
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I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.
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I don't like getting myself in hot water. But suddenly I find that every minute I have to stop and think about what I'm saying. I can see what's going to happen. I'm going to have to stop giving interviews because I'm always saying the wrong thing. I don't want that to happen.
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She just wanted to be in it. I'm excited. I did the same play when I was in high school. I still remember some of the songs.
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We'd done the main thing that I was anxious to do.
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I'm upset when I see that people don't seem to observe what's happening with the environment, what's happening in terms of global warming.
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I'm tired of playing worn-out depressing ladies in frayed bathrobes. I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the most self-fulfilled lady on the block.
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And, of course, when I was a tiny girl, I lived in south Georgia, where everything grew, and you picked it - melons, watermelons.
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It is upsetting that many people don't seem to observe what's happening to the environment, what's happening in terms of global warming, the loss of habitats and wild things.
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My hope for the planet is my children and grandchildren.
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I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.