Yancy Butler Quotes

American - Actress|July 2, 1970

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Yancy Butler Quotes

Read Yancy Butler quotes on strong women, vulnerability, music and acting from the American actress of Witchblade and Hard Target.

"Women have been kicking ass for centuries."

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"Women have been kicking ass for centuries."
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"I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing."
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Strong WomenActing
"I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive."
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"I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it."
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"To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie."

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"To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie."
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"I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next."
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"My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats."
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"I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic."
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"Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure."
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"My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him."

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"My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him."
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"Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again."
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"I never worked less than 16-hour days on South Beach."
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"I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in."
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WritingGratitude
"A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately."
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"I dig science fiction, though it was never really my thing."
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About Yancy Butler

American - Actress | Born July 2, 1970

# Yancy Butler Quotes

Yancy Butler is an American actress, born on July 2, 1970, in Greenwich Village, New York City, the daughter of songwriter Artie Butler. She broke into films in the early 1990s, starring opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in John Woo's action hit Hard Target (1993).

Butler is best known for playing NYPD detective Sara Pezzini in the TV series Witchblade (2001–2002), based on the comic book of the same name, and she later appeared in Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2. Often cast as tough, independent women, she speaks in her quotes about strong female characters, vulnerability, music and the acting life.

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Who is Yancy Butler?

Yancy Butler is an American actress, born on July 2, 1970, in New York City, known for Witchblade, Hard Target and Kick-Ass.

Who did Yancy Butler play in Witchblade?

She played NYPD detective Sara Pezzini, who wields a mystical weapon called the Witchblade.