16 times Susan Sarandon was an outspoken badass
Susan Sarandon is a non-conformist in the truest sense of the word.
She's outspoken, ballsy, defiant and isn't afraid to say what's on her mind even if it might cause controversy. An actress, activist, philanthropist and beauty icon, Sarandon does what she believes in and never deviates. She's also, almost incidentally, one of the sexiest women ever born, but that's the least of it.
With 70 films under her belt (that's one for every year of her life) and a supporter of 38 charitable foundations, she's well placed to dish out life advice.
We've rounded up her most badass quotes ever:
Picture research by Sandra Waibl
Rex FeaturesOn female stereotypes:
“Do you really have to be the ice-queen intellectual or the slut whore? Isn't there some way to be both?”
Getty ImagesOn sexism:
"It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job."
Getty ImagesOn her boobs:
“The thing that's bad about breasts is that you have to choose between having a mind and having breasts. It'd be nice if you could have both.”
Rex FeaturesOn aging:
"I look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point."
Getty ImagesOn plastic surgery:
"Just because I haven't yet had any plastic surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever they want to their bodies that make them feel good about themselves."
Getty ImagesOn misbehaving:
"I was told I had an overabundance of original sin."
Getty ImagesOn drugs:
"My attitude about marijuana or anything is, ‘Don’t be stoned if you have to pretend you’re not,’ so I’d never do drugs if I was taking care of my kids. I like doing it in the Grand Canyon, or in the woods."
Getty ImagesOn Woody Allen:
"I think he really tore that family apart in a way that was horrible, and hasn’t really dealt with the aftermath. He’s always had a reputation for being with younger girls—I mean younger girls. And also, that young woman [Soon-Yi] was very vulnerable, and I think it was very hard for the siblings, and certainly for Mia. You just don’t go there. You don’t go there.”
Getty ImagesOn Hilary Clinton:
“I don’t vote with my vagina. It’s so insulting to women to think that you would follow a candidate JUST because she’s a woman.”
Rex FeaturesOn her life ethos:
"When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you."
Getty ImagesOn David Bowie (whom she used to date):
"He’s worth idolising. He’s extraordinary. That was a really interesting period. I wasn’t supposed to have kids, and I’m the oldest of nine and had mothered all of them, so I wasn’t ever in a mode to where I was looking to settle down and raise a family, so that definitely changes the gene pool you’re dipping into. But Bowie’s just a really interesting person, and so bright. He’s a talent, and a painter, and… he’s great.”
Rex FeaturesOn Burning Man:
"It’s fabulous. I can’t go this year because my daughter’s having a baby around that time, so I don’t think I’d feel very free to indulge if I was waiting for a message to see if she’s gone into labor. I went all around on a Segway and a bicycle, which was great, and even though people sometimes recognised me and said,’“Oh, it’s so cool you’re here!’ it wasn’t like walking the streets of New York."
Rex FeaturesOn children:
"Children reinvent the world for you."
Rex FeaturesOn sex:
"Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate."
Rex FeaturesOn beauty:
"Happiness is the true beauty weapon."
Getty ImagesOn mistakes:
"Make mistakes. Make big mistakes. Mistakes are how we find our voice."
