Sandra Bullock Quotes

Sure, I'm an optimistic, joyous person, but I'm also afraid and insecure. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

One of the reasons I go out of my way to be kind is that I've known what it's like not to be given kindness. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

[When I first came to America] I sounded different and dressed different. My classmates were unbelievably cruel and it left its mark. My defence was to reach out. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I have emotional vices and they can be far more paralyzing than drugs or alcohol. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I had begun four years ago to turn my life around. I love where I am and where I can see myself heading. Gradually, I have begun letting go of the things I thought I had to do to be happy. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I love working, but I also enjoy this nesting period I'm in. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I'll have a child, but only if I am really in love at the time. I could have had kids when I was 17, but I was far too selfish at that period. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

The older I get, the less mature I get and I like that. I just intend to channel my behaviour to benefit myself as well as others. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I did not peak in high school as so many people feel they did, but I still don't think I'm peaking. I want to do that when I'm 50. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

As I've said often, I did not have a fun childhood. I'm having it now because I feel so liberated. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I'm still going to be a party girl because I love throwing parties. I love that people say I throw incredible parties because that is what life is all about. Calgary Sun, 2000-04-09

I now have a two-week rule. I give it two weeks and just observe the other person, because it's like clockwork. At first, it's, "Oh, he's so sweet and so attentive and so great." But after two weeks, you realize, "Oh, he does that and that and that like every other guy - okay, I get it!" Entertainment Weekly, 1999-03-15

I've been with people who at first say "You're so fun, you're so wild," but [then] they start saying "Oh, no, don't do THAT." And then I don't do [what I want], and I become this separate person from who I was, and I resent it. In the past I've surrounded myself with people who weren't the right people for me to be myself with. Entertainment Weekly, 1999-03-15

I've always been petrified of marriage. I've always thought that someone would want to change me, and I'd be locked up like this veal specimen in a box. Entertainment Weekly, 1999-03-15

[On a question if there's one person out there] I don't know a thing about that. I've learned more in the past two years about what the word "love" means, and what it means to love somebody. I think I have a better view of marriage now - I was deathly afraid of it in the past. I've seen better examples, and I've seen myself become a better person. So, if I can improve, I think other people can improve, too. It's just a matter of being around somebody that gives you that feeling of "this could be the one." ET Online, 1999-03-15

I mean, anybody can look cute after about three hours in hair and makeup, with a great set of makeup tools and a great haircutter. CBS.COM, 1999-03

The movie star stuff is fun when you can get a good table at a restaurant. That's the only time it works. Other than that, it's actually sad. CBS.COM, 1999-03

I've had enough bad love affairs for a lifetime. It's taken awhile, but I've finally realized that I don't need a man to make me happy. The next time I fall in love it's going to be the real thing. In the meantime I'm just enjoying my life! National Enquirer, 1999-03

[On superstardom] It's nothing. It's money. It's people recognizing you from the covers of magazines. But it doesn't mean anything. Associated Press, 1998-10-15