Selma Blair
Birthday: 23 June 1972, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Birth Name: Selma Blair Beitner
Height: 163 cm
One of our most exciting and versatile actresses, Selma Blair first gained attention for her performance in Cruel Intentions (1999), a youthful retelling of the classic novel "Les Liaisons Danger ...Show More
I don't like slugs and tentacles and calamari or anything. Actually, tentacles made me turn into a v Show more
I don't like slugs and tentacles and calamari or anything. Actually, tentacles made me turn into a vegetarian in high school. I'm not anymore, but in high school, we were dissecting squid. Hide
My first crush was Spock. I thought it didn't get any better than Spock.
My first crush was Spock. I thought it didn't get any better than Spock.
I can't afford security. I can't afford a gated house. So, I feel a little vulnerable. I wish some l Show more
I can't afford security. I can't afford a gated house. So, I feel a little vulnerable. I wish some laws would come into play. Hide
I have no ego, I'll make fun of myself, and I'll make fun of being humiliated. I get it.
I have no ego, I'll make fun of myself, and I'll make fun of being humiliated. I get it.
Jason Lee made me laugh all the time because he's so big, and I love how goofy bodies can be.
Jason Lee made me laugh all the time because he's so big, and I love how goofy bodies can be.
I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive Show more
I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable. Hide
I'm flat-chested, I'm short, I'm brunette, I have droopy eyes, and so people have a hard time castin Show more
I'm flat-chested, I'm short, I'm brunette, I have droopy eyes, and so people have a hard time casting me as a 'beauty.' Hide
I was a smoker for about 20 years.
I was a smoker for about 20 years.
I think Vegas is the answer for pregnant people because of insomnia. It's open all the time and you Show more
I think Vegas is the answer for pregnant people because of insomnia. It's open all the time and you go down and play your silly slots. Hide
I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.
I put my foot in my mouth every time I'm interviewed.
I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever Show more
I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever have a voice in this business. Hide
I think I'm more approachable with long hair. When it's short, I come across as being artsy and weir Show more
I think I'm more approachable with long hair. When it's short, I come across as being artsy and weird. Hide
Part of me would love to have been a leading lady because there's a lot of glamor that goes with tha Show more
Part of me would love to have been a leading lady because there's a lot of glamor that goes with that and a lot of applause, but I've been very blessed. Hide
I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn Show more
I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn it into a beauty mark. Hide
I love to laugh and well, who doesn't?
I love to laugh and well, who doesn't?
It's fun to play mom. Last I knew I was playing a 17-year-old who graduated.
It's fun to play mom. Last I knew I was playing a 17-year-old who graduated.
Bathroom humor, fart, and poo poo humor in movies gets a laugh. It's a pretty easy audience, and tha Show more
Bathroom humor, fart, and poo poo humor in movies gets a laugh. It's a pretty easy audience, and that's been around for ages. Hide
Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles. I don't have the Show more
Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles. I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated. Hide
I'm one of those hovering mothers and I know it's really important to have an independent child, so Show more
I'm one of those hovering mothers and I know it's really important to have an independent child, so I'm trying to back off, but it's hard. I love him so much, and he's so funny and cute to me. Hide
I'm open to anything. I would love to play someone completely off the wall.
I'm open to anything. I would love to play someone completely off the wall.
I have three sisters, that's it for the family.
I have three sisters, that's it for the family.
I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.
I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.
I think I'm under the radar enough where I don't think I'm typecast as anything yet, so I'm pretty f Show more
I think I'm under the radar enough where I don't think I'm typecast as anything yet, so I'm pretty free and clear. Hide
In high school I would mess with my hair and makeup all the time.
In high school I would mess with my hair and makeup all the time.
It's fun to go to the movies and be scared.
It's fun to go to the movies and be scared.
I think we all feel like misfits when we open our mouth sometimes, you know?
I think we all feel like misfits when we open our mouth sometimes, you know?
On husband Ahmet Zappa's noteworthy proposal: "I said, 'I need something to make sure that this is r Show more
On husband Ahmet Zappa's noteworthy proposal: "I said, 'I need something to make sure that this is real,' a Ferrari or something, and so he gave me a highlighter pen. It was a yellow highlighter pen. ... He told me that his father, Frank Zappa, had asked his mother to marry him with a pen". Hide
I don't always know how to communicate. I think I get a bit unfiltered and a bit strange to people.
I don't always know how to communicate. I think I get a bit unfiltered and a bit strange to people.
My sister, I have a sister who's 12 years older, she was always the party girl, the outrageous one.
My sister, I have a sister who's 12 years older, she was always the party girl, the outrageous one.
I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.
I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.
I played teen roles until high definition came out, and I could never understand it. I would go in f Show more
I played teen roles until high definition came out, and I could never understand it. I would go in for adult roles and be older than many of the people auditioning, but they'd cast the girl without a line on her face. Hide
I do turn down things that I feel aren't right for me, like when it's some kind of adolescent thing Show more
I do turn down things that I feel aren't right for me, like when it's some kind of adolescent thing that might typecast me, but I'm not worried about it. Hide
A wedding is such a girl thing.
A wedding is such a girl thing.
I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I ca Show more
I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the darker side. Hide
I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've made some bad Show more
I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've made some bad choices - not in men, but in how I've chosen to deal with relationships. Hide
The problem with paparazzi is that it makes you question your boundaries, like, how do I say, 'That' Show more
The problem with paparazzi is that it makes you question your boundaries, like, how do I say, 'That's enough guys?' Hide
If I get married, it's something you really have to work at. It's hard enough to work at having a re Show more
If I get married, it's something you really have to work at. It's hard enough to work at having a relationship with best friends and girls that are in the business. Hide
I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in somethi Show more
I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it's not hurting anyone's feelings, I'm in on the joke. Hide
I'm pretty much a loner and I've lived under the radar.
I'm pretty much a loner and I've lived under the radar.
I'm a working actress able to make choices based on characters rather than what I 'should' do for my Show more
I'm a working actress able to make choices based on characters rather than what I 'should' do for my career. Hide
It was like I had a baby and I suddenly started to feel I could play anything.
It was like I had a baby and I suddenly started to feel I could play anything.
I think getting married gave me a focus. It gave me a focus and direction I want to have in my life. Show more
I think getting married gave me a focus. It gave me a focus and direction I want to have in my life. And I think having another person that you make such a purposeful bond with has given me the opportunity to see how that can be with all the other aspects of my life. Hide
[on performing in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)] I loved being surrounded by monsters and I gue Show more
[on performing in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)] I loved being surrounded by monsters and I guess it goes back to my childhood. I loved fairy tales - Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Fairy Tales. I was a big fan of Little Matchstick Girl. Hide
I have no fears when it comes to my hair or clothes.
I have no fears when it comes to my hair or clothes.
God knows, I never want to hurt someone's feelings.
God knows, I never want to hurt someone's feelings.
My mother dressed me always very conservatively.
My mother dressed me always very conservatively.
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