Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • Jane was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, Beauty over 60, in May 2007. []
  • In February 2007, Jane and Sally Field made a pact together to never have plastic surgery and to age gracefully instead. []
  • Her first aerobic video, Workout with Jane Fonda is STILL the best selling video of all time. []
  • Her workout book was on the New York times best seller list. []
  • She won two Oscars, two Baftas, one Emmy, one Gala Tribute, six Golden Globes, and countless other awards. []
  • She has blue eyes. []
  • She has three children, Troy Garity, Vanessa Vadim and an adopted girl named Mary. []
  • Jane was offered the role of Chris MacNeil in the 1973 movie The Exorcist. []
  • In November 1970, Jane was arrested and charged with drug smuggling. []
  • Jane is the aunt of Bridget and Justin Fonda. []
  • In October 1997, Jane was ranked #83 in Empire (UK) magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. []
  • In 1995, Jane was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#21). []

Quotes

  • Jane: (on her decision to never have plastic surgery) I realized that I'm going to be 70 in a year, and I have chosen not to have any more plastic surgery. Sally Field and I have kind of made a pact about that. We need women friends, women who challenge us. It's really hard, especially if you're a public person. But I want to give a face to aging. []
  • Jane: Just watching Bette Davis on the screen was empowering to women, I think. Certainly was to me. It was like: This is what's possible. This is the range and depth that is possible for a woman. []
  • Jane: My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her. []
  • Jane: In my mind it takes a special kind of courage to risk your life in another country, for your own country. The men and women who came back and spoke out were a special kind of hero. []
  • Jane: I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent. []
  • Jane: (about aging) I don't want my wrinkles taken away... I don't want to look like everyone else. []
  • Jane: Contraception is important. Making contraception available doesn't lead to promiscuity. But much more is needed than just contraception. []
  • Jane: I wish that I’d been able to have a class like this when I had my first kid, because I was not a good mother... And then, you end up paying for it later. []
  • Jane: I'm proud I went to North Vietnam because Nixon was lying to us. []
  • Jane: If you don’t have a parent or an adult, a teacher or a mentor... really see you, really love you, "Yes, there are things you do I don’t like, but you’re fantastic, you’re good enough. I love you." If that never happens to a child, the child assumes it’s her fault and tries to compensate for it. []
  • Jane: If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or you can't get what you need, just cry. []
  • Jane: (about her history) The reason why I left 15 years ago was because it was becoming agony for me... But I'm a very different person, so I wondered if it would be fun again. You know, why not? []
  • Jane: But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself. []
  • Jane: I don't know if a country where the people are so ignorant of reality and of history, if you can call that a free world. []
  • Jane: It's never too late... never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. []
  • Jane: (on being an actor) I'm an assistant storyteller. It's like being a waiter or a gas-station attendant, but I'm waiting on six million people a week, if I'm lucky. []
  • Jane: Working in Hollywood does give one a certain expertise in the field of prostitution. []
  • Jane: You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast which is what I tried to do. []
  • Jane: My husband said he wanted to have a relationship with a redhead, so I dyed my hair. []
  • Jane: Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles. []
  • Jane: To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power. []
  • Jane: (about her third husband) Ted needs someone to be there 100% of the time. He thinks that's love. It's not love - it's babysitting. []
  • Jane: If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. []
  • Jane: Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make. []
  • Jane: We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation. []
  • Jane: When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed. []

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