Robin Weigert Quotes

“I think when I feel fear, that's often a cue that I should do something. If I begin to feel fear, that's a strong sign, psychologically, that something has its hooks in me somewhere deep.”

— Robin Weigert

“I basically have paid for a piano and a flat-screen television completely with my poker earnings. I'm pretty good at it.”

— Robin Weigert

“I haven't done 'Celebrity Poker Showdown,' and I would love them to have me, but I think I'm not a big enough celebrity yet to get on there.”

— Robin Weigert

“I'm curious about people, and I'm curious about getting to the root of where they might be coming from.”

— Robin Weigert

“It's such an obedient way to be for a woman, to try to keep yourself in top shape, to follow all the rules and hope that will get you a measure of stability or happiness. That's part of the affluent suburban dream: to do everything perfectly in a long-winded way, to try to fulfill all the requirements.”

— Robin Weigert

In 'Deadwood,' it was just extremely unaesthetic. They actually put underarm merkins on and covered me with dirt!

— Robin Weigert

“'Deadwood' was an incredible experience.”

— Robin Weigert

“We romanticize the past with an illusion that we'd know how we'd fit.”

— Robin Weigert

“I remember when 'Deadwood' had first come out, there was this whole deer-in-the-headlights sense of feeling really uncomfortable with being recognized in public.”

— Robin Weigert

“Television has changed. Some feels like good old-fashioned TV, and some of it feels more filmic and more natural and more nuanced. I don't think there's any clear line any longer between film and TV.”

— Robin Weigert

“The Deadwood dirt they painted on us with powder. The air always smelled of livestock and something burning, gave a sooty, dense feel to the air. It was a mixture of odors.”

— Robin Weigert

“We as women are always watching movies and if you want to be cool you have to identify with the man in the movie.”

— Robin Weigert

“There's a certain comfort in being in supporting roles because it's not all on you.”

— Robin Weigert