Karyn Dwyer's real life quotes

"Karyn (Ka 'RIN) rhymes with begin. If you say Karen, all the other kids will laugh at you."

"All my brothers were named after the Boston Bruins. Brad (Park), Barry (Beck), Paul (Hurley). I'm surprised they didn't call me Bobby."

"I never played dolls or house when I was growing up. I had 4 younger siblings so, naturally, I was busy staging musicals."

"Growing up, I was always doing theatre but for a short time I almost convinced myself I wanted to be a journalist...right after I saw Holly Hunter in Broadcast News. Then I considered the FBI...right after I saw Jodi Foster in Silence of the Lambs. When I finally told Mom I wanted to pursue acting as a career she didn't bat an eyelash. She just gave me a look that said, "Really? What was your first clue?"

"Your favorite role is always the one you're working on at that moment, but will never forget the experience of working on Better Than Chocolate. A lot of people write to me saying they could really relate to Maggie and that it had a really positive impact on their self-esteem and relationship with their mothers."

"I knew I wanted to do Better Than Chocolate before I even read the script. I heard Anne Wheeler was directing it and that was enough for me."

"I was proud to be in a film that celebrates the brighter side of lesbian life."

"Why didn't I do another movie after the success of Better Than Chocolate? After my oldest brother died, I was just so heartbroken I lost interest in acting. I guess it took me a couple of years to get my passion for it back."

"Now I can use the darker times to feed my work as an actor and the rest of the time I don't take myself too seriously. Or anybody else, for that matter."

"The other day after buying groceries, a woman asked me, 'Were you queer before you did Better Than Chocolate, or did you become queer for the part?' Nobody believes I'm straight anymore, and I can't say I really mind. I am considering "coming out" as a straight woman."

"I prefer to keep my private life private. When an audience watches me, I want them to be able to see the character I'm playing, and not be thinking about whether I'm dating Ellen Degeneres or Ben Affleck."