Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

My inner strength comes from my friends. I have a very close group of friends and family, and we all help each other through our dark times.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

My deeply secret favorite movie is 'Meet Joe Black.'

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I used to play guitar years ago. It brought me a lot of pleasure when I was a teenager growing up and was having tough times.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' but I didn't know what the next thing would be after that. It was a scary time. But the advantage of TV is the regular work. All you need is a hit series, I guess.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

What I love about 'The Office' is the fast pace and the zaniness of those characters.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

It matters to me, acting. It's what I do. It's what I've given up a lot to do. It's my life source. And I guess I'm too serious about it sometimes, but I want to treat it right.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

Drama comes more naturally to me. It's the comedy you really have to delve into.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I've heard of actors like De Niro and Streep who stay in character all day long. And Daniel Day-Lewis did it for 'My Left Foot.' I don't do that myself.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I went from years of honing my craft to sudden recognition. It was quite a life changer.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also that has that challenge for me to play - a different kind of role, a different type of character, a different time period.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

People will come up, and they'll talk about 'Misery.' But a lot of people will talk about 'Waterboy.'

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I haven't talked much about being an ovarian cancer survivor because I don't really want to define myself that way.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I didn't go out on one date in high school.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates

Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them.