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Speaking to New York Magazine contributing editor David Marchese, actor Kathleen Turner revealed what’s been motivating her all these years:


And by that she meant:

I’m fuckin’ angry, man.



She also had this to say about starring opposite Nicholas Cage in 1986's Peggy Sue Got Married, for which she received an Oscar nomination:

Listen, I made it work, honey.

Beyond the gasp-inducing sound bites, though, lies a lot of insight into the mind of a woman who went from being revered as a sex symbol to reviled for being a “nightmare” on set.

On gaining a reputation for being “difficult” to work with, Turner said:

The ‘difficult’ thing was pure gender crap. If a man comes on set and says, ‘Here’s how I see this being done,’ people go, ‘He’s decisive.’ If a woman does it, they say, ‘Oh, fuck. There she goes.’

Perhaps it helped that, early in her career, she decided that she’d rather be a good actor than be liked.



Read the rest of the interview on Vulture, and please feel free to stan forever if you aren’t already.