Rene Russo Net Worth

Rene Russo's Quotes

• On her nude scenes in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999): "It never really dawned on me that, gee, I'm 45 and I'm taking off my clothes. For me it was a matter of living inside the character."
• All of us are broken - some of us more than others. It might be a nurturing, mother thing. I do think there is that, "Oh my God, you're hurting. I know what that feels like and I'd like to be there and support you in that."
• That's a really good question - what is it like living with a writer? I guess it depends on the writer. You know what? They live in a fantasy world a lot of the time. My husband lives in a fantasy world. It's really hard for him to be in the world, because if his head isn't in a script, I guess to write what he does, he has to sort of twist the world a little bit and live in a fantasy. And I think he doesn't live in reality - in my reality, let's put it that way. He's much more "Everything's fine fine fine and everything's good good good," and I'm like, "What, are you nuts? Everything's rotten and sucks."
• Beauty and youth can stay inside, but it doesn't outside.
• [regarding the table read for The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)] "I walked in the door and there was June Foray. She did the original voice of Natasha and I thought, 'Oh good, they have June here to make me look like an idiot.' I asked June if she could read a couple of lines for me, and she did, she was so gracious. So I got the accent down, the Russian accent, for which I lowered my voice."

Interesting Facts about Rene Russo

1. Has seven siblings on her father's side. The late one-time auto-mechanic-turned-sculptor Nino Russo had at least six other children besides Rene. They are: Jim, January Debra, Toni Lynn, David, and Anthony John Russo.
2. She met her husband, Dan Gilroy, while they were both working on the film Freejack (1992). Gilroy as screenwriter had turned down an offer to rewrite it, and Rene had turned down an offer to star in it. Both changed their minds, met on the set, and were soon married.
3. Is allergic to sesame.
4. Gave birth, at age 39, to her only child, daughter Rose Gilroy (Rose Jean Gilroy), on August 31, 1993. Child's father is her husband, Dan Gilroy.
5. Was originally cast as Dr. Chase Meridian in Batman Forever (1995) but, when Michael Keaton was replaced by Val Kilmer, she was replaced with Nicole Kidman because the producers felt that she was too old to be a convincing love interest for Kilmer.
6. Daughter-in-law of Frank D. Gilroy.
7. Sister-in-law of John Gilroy and Tony Gilroy.
8. A huge Red Sox fan, she often attends games at Fenway Park and road games when the team is in California. She attended their post World Series victory party at the team hotel in Colorado after game 4 in 2007.
9. Had scoliosis in junior high school and wore a full-torso brace.
10. Lives in Los Angeles and Toluca Lake, California.
11. Aunt-in-law of Carolyn Gilroy and Sam Gilroy.
12. Ex-sister-in-law of Bernie Taupin.
13. Her father was of Italian descent. Her maternal grandfather was also of Italian descent, while her maternal grandmother had German, English, and Irish ancestry.
14. Has suffered from bipolar disorder since she was a young girl.
15. Is a devout Christian.