Quotes by Actress | Beyond Motive

top of page

Quotes by Actress

"The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides."

"The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Beauty, Love, Heart, Eyes

130

"Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman."

"Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman."

Liv Ullmann, Norwegian Actress

122

"When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument."

"When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument."

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Argument, Bed, Sleep

112

"The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?"

"The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?"

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

111

"I think it's very much a men's thing to be able to have that fantasy to kill the beast."

"I think it's very much a men's thing to be able to have that fantasy to kill the beast."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

97

"He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house."

"He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house."

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Divorce, Housekeeping

96

"I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way."

"I just don't talk about who I'm going out with, that's it. It's an odd thing to sit around describing yourself to 10 different people every 5 minutes yet it's kind of therapeutic in a way."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

93

"Latinos must be proud. We have the same rights in the U.S. as anybody else. Instead of crying and getting upset about visa problems and having our families come join us, go fight for your rights. Make yourself a productive individual in the society."

"Latinos must be proud. We have the same rights in the U.S. as anybody else. Instead of crying and getting upset about visa problems and having our families come join us, go fight for your rights. Make yourself a productive individual in the society."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

Society, Fight, Rights, Problems

93

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

Mae West, American Actress

Positive, Right

84

"I don't think men like a bad girl. Well, I haven't had a date in a year so I'm obviously doing something wrong. It's not that my standards are too high, I haven't even been asked out in a year. I have no standards, anyone, please!"

"I don't think men like a bad girl. Well, I haven't had a date in a year so I'm obviously doing something wrong. It's not that my standards are too high, I haven't even been asked out in a year. I have no standards, anyone, please!"

Yasmine Bleeth, American Actress

83

"I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky."

"I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Love, Being, Dogs, Flowers

81

"I like what I do, and I'm very fortunate now to be in a very nice place. Which is that I don't have to work anymore. So the work that I do now is purely because I really want to."

"I like what I do, and I'm very fortunate now to be in a very nice place. Which is that I don't have to work anymore. So the work that I do now is purely because I really want to."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

Work, Now, Want

80

"I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work."

"I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work."

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh Actress

Work, People, Being

79

"If I had my will I would live in a ship on the sea, and never come nearer to humanity than that!"

"If I had my will I would live in a ship on the sea, and never come nearer to humanity than that!"

Eleonora Duse, Italian Actress

Humanity, Sea, Will

78

"When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved."

"When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved."

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese Actress

Film, First, Thinking

78

"I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects."

"I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

Travel, Projects

75

"You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship."

"You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

71

"I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!"

"I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!"

Eva Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Family, First, Saying

70

"It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it."

"It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it."

Claudette Colbert, French Actress

70

"I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly."

"I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly."

Eva Gabor, Hungarian Actress

69

"Almost everything I tried out for I pretty much got. I landed Power Rangers, and the rest is history."

"Almost everything I tried out for I pretty much got. I landed Power Rangers, and the rest is history."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

History, Power, Pretty, Rest

69

"After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?"

"After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?"

Eva Gabor, Hungarian Actress

69

"Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next."

"Psychiatrists don't solve anything from one day to the next."

Victoria Abril, Spanish Actress

68

"For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end."

"For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end."

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh Actress

Marriage, Success, End, Man

67

"If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough."

"If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Home, Father, Joy, Sadness

66

"I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said, you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done."

"I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said, you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done."

Whoopi Goldberg, American Actress

Dream, Country, Want

66

"All creative people want to do the unexpected."

"All creative people want to do the unexpected."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

65

"After Zorro, people spoke Spanish to me for ages. I'm Welsh but that movie instantly gave me a new ethnicity."

"After Zorro, people spoke Spanish to me for ages. I'm Welsh but that movie instantly gave me a new ethnicity."

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh Actress

64

"Be yourself. The world worships the original."

"Be yourself. The world worships the original."

Ingrid Bergman, Swedish Actress

64

"Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there was nothing of the temperamental artist about him."

"Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there was nothing of the temperamental artist about him."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Money, Artist, Nothing, Wood

64

"They can certainly expect to be very impressed with the technical aspects of the show, fooled and led up the garden path by the story and ultimately have a jolly good laugh!"

"They can certainly expect to be very impressed with the technical aspects of the show, fooled and led up the garden path by the story and ultimately have a jolly good laugh!"

Louise Jameson, British Actress

Gardening, Garden

64

"Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place."

"Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

63

"I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story."

"I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story."

Elena Anaya, Spanish Actress

Project, Projects, Want

62

"Richard Burton rang me up once and said, Do you know you're my only leading lady I've never slept with? I said, Well, please don't tell everybody, it's the worst image."

"Richard Burton rang me up once and said, Do you know you're my only leading lady I've never slept with? I said, Well, please don't tell everybody, it's the worst image."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

61

"I'm not strictly vegetarian, but meat doesn't play a big part in my diet."

"I'm not strictly vegetarian, but meat doesn't play a big part in my diet."

Katie Holmes, American Actress

61

"It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true."

"It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true."

Sophia Loren, Italian Actress

60

"I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the "dahling" thing got started?"

"I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the "dahling" thing got started?"

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

60

"I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time."

"I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Time, People, Successful, Want

59

"When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't threatening. It was very sweet and delicate."

"When a new generation watches the films, people might mention that it has improved their lovemaking. I guess it's because it isn't threatening. It was very sweet and delicate."

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch Actress

59

"I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior."

"I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Men, Husband, Man

59

"I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself."

"I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

58

"The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance."

"The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance."

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch Actress

Elegance, Innocence, Serenity, Trying

58

"I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience."

"I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Experience, Being, Career, Laws

58

"You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move."

"You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

58

"Beauty is not everything!"

"Beauty is not everything!"

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

58

"If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by."

"If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

58

"There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype."

"There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

57

"I don't like the term mid-life crisis."

"I don't like the term mid-life crisis."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

57

"Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X."

"Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X."

Lena Horne, American Actress

People, Consciousness

57

"I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things."

"I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I'm assuming they're at least going to want to touch on it, but I don't know and I don't know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things."

Famke Janssen, Dutch Actress

56

bottom of page