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Uma Thurman Biography

Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress and model. She has performed in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, she starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Thurman rose to international prominence with her performance in Pulp Fiction (1994), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Quentin Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role in both Kill Bill films (2003–2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.

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I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.

Athletic, Kids, Littles, Particularly, Weird

Change is usually preceded by some kind of drift.

Change, Drift, Kind, Preceded, Usually

I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to understand how to read a story.

Brain, Read, Stories, Takes, Thinking, Understand

I certainly know I have been blessed with much more empathy than I ever knew I would feel for other people.

Blessed, Empathy, People

I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening.

Different, Heart, Perspective, Think, Thinking, Wonderful

Socially, most people delayed motherhood for five to 10 years around us.

Delayed, Motherhood, People, Socially, Years

I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.

Buddhist, Environment, Grew, Grew Up

One feels so despairing on some levels about what's going on in our culture, in regards to things like gender inequality. But there is progress. There is enhanced empathy and respect for others, we are fighting the tide, even though it seems like a tug of war sometimes.

Despairing, Empathy, Enhanced, Fighting, Tug, War

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

Austin, Comic, Love, Powers, Timing

Most films these days are men's stories. Women are for add-on romance. That's very hard.

Add, Days, Films, Men, Romance, Women

To be with a man who hasn't tried every line, who hasn't broken up with a woman every which way you can break up with them, is kind of nice.

Break, Broken, Man, Men, Nice, Woman

I guess somehow I got a reputation of being able to dance.

Able, Dance, Guess, Reputation, Somehow

More than just romantic comedy, I like romances: drama romance, romance comedy, comedy romance. I also go to the movies to escape. There are times when you go to learn, when you go to be moved, you go to be transported, and there are really times when you go to escape. And I personally escape more happily into a romance than I do violent movies.

Comedy, Drama, Like, Moved, Romance, Times

Thats when you know youve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.

Comfortably, Found, Minutes, Silence, Special

Boredom is a great motivator.

Boredom, Motivator

Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress.

History, Humble, Progress, Reading

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.

Difficult, Expectations, High, Think, Thinking

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It's so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

Business, Crazy, Drive, Nuts, Plan, Satisfying

I know so many women in their 30s who didn't get married, or they did and it didn't work out, or they didn't have children because they were trying to get their careers going, or because they were expected to be independent, plus have a family. They didn't feel secure enough.

Careers, Children, Independent, Women, Work

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.

Baby, Children, Heart, Limits, Thrown, Understood

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