The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

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• Kathy Bates:

  I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.

• Kathy Bates:

  My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was bo

• Kathy Bates:

  I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real

• Kathy Bates:

  I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never

• Kathy Bates:

  For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the sam

• Kathy Bates:

  Drama comes more naturally to me. It's the comedy you really have to delve into.

• Kathy Bates:

  I went from years of honing my craft to sudden recognition. It was quite a life changer.

• Kathy Bates:

  After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' but I didn't know what the n

• Kathy Bates:

  I'm not a stunning woman.

• Kathy Bates:

  I have always had a problem with my weight.