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"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

92

"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

70

"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

62

"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

59

"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

54

"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

52

"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

51

"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

51

"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

51

"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

49

"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

48

"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

45

"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

45

"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

45

"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

45

"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

44

"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

42

"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

41

"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

41

"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

40

"All creative people want to do the unexpected."

"All creative people want to do the unexpected."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

40

"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

40

"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

40

"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

39

"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

39

"I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is pretty stupid, but after two years I sort of knew what I wanted to do, more or less."

"I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is pretty stupid, but after two years I sort of knew what I wanted to do, more or less."

Diane Cilento, Australian Actress

England, Pretty, Years

37

"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

37

"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

36

"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

36

"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

35

"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

35

"Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are."

"Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

35

"A lot of really good directors have a killer in them, as if they'd do anything to get that image. But that comes with the terrain and I don't mind it."

"A lot of really good directors have a killer in them, as if they'd do anything to get that image. But that comes with the terrain and I don't mind it."

Judy Davis, Australian Actress

34

"Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to the end - therefore it has a poignancy. Beauty that is singular always comes from following an experience to the point where you can go no further."

"Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to the end - therefore it has a poignancy. Beauty that is singular always comes from following an experience to the point where you can go no further."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

Beauty, Experience, End, Result

34

"If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies."

"If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

34

"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

34

"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

33

"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

33

"Acting is actually private."

"Acting is actually private."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

33

"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

32

"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

32

"So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection."

"So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

Work, Rejection

32

"I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it."

"I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it."

Bai Ling, Chinese Actress

Life, Nature, Goals, Respect

32

"Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family."

"Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Family, Medical, Sun

31

"I am woman, hear me roar."

"I am woman, hear me roar."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

31

"Beauty is not everything!"

"Beauty is not everything!"

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

31

"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

31

"Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life."

"Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life."

Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican Actress

30

"England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages!"

"England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages!"

Miranda Otto, Australian Actress

Country, Countries, England

30

"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

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