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Quotes by Actress

"Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't get in movies or in television. It is the sound of a wonderful, deep silence that means you've hit them where they live."
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Shelley Winters
"Every now and then, when you're on stage, you hear the best sound a player can hear. It's a sound you can't get in movies or in television. It is the sound of a wonderful, deep silence that means you've hit them where they live."
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"My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them."
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Hunter Tylo
"My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them."
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"The problems come when your personal life and relationships come under scrutiny in the press and often very uncomplimentary things are printed about you."
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Helena Bonham Carter
"The problems come when your personal life and relationships come under scrutiny in the press and often very uncomplimentary things are printed about you."
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"I never trusted good-looking boys."
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Frances McDormand
"I never trusted good-looking boys."
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"My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do."
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Nastassja Kinski
"My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do."
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"The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind."
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Claire Forlani
"The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind."
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"I know I am right for Scarlett. I can convince Mr. Selznick."
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Vivien Leigh
"I know I am right for Scarlett. I can convince Mr. Selznick."
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"Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes."
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Meryl Streep
"Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes."
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"As a matter of fact, I've been to Italy many times before I met my husband, which he can't even imagine that I could possibly know anything about Italian food. But, you know, Italian food's really basic, and there's so many different variations on it that what my husband did is he broke it down for me."
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Debi Mazar
"As a matter of fact, I've been to Italy many times before I met my husband, which he can't even imagine that I could possibly know anything about Italian food. But, you know, Italian food's really basic, and there's so many different variations on it that what my husband did is he broke it down for me."
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"Just because I haven't yet had any project 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."
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Susan Sarandon
"Just because I haven't yet had any project 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."
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"It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine."
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Nia Long
"It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine."
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"I like to connect to people in the virtual world, exchanging thoughts and ideas, when in the physical world we might never have the opportunity to cross paths."
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Demi Moore
"I like to connect to people in the virtual world, exchanging thoughts and ideas, when in the physical world we might never have the opportunity to cross paths."
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"I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different types of people at once, and I wasn't sure that I could speak for everybody and be politically correct."
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Camryn Manheim
"I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different types of people at once, and I wasn't sure that I could speak for everybody and be politically correct."
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"Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue."
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Carmen Electra
"Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue."
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"One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other."
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Jane Kaczmarek
"One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other."
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"I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice."
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Calista Flockhart
"I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice."
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"Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience over by making it believable. A lot of what you do when you work out in that mode is use your mental energy."
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Lucy Liu
"Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience over by making it believable. A lot of what you do when you work out in that mode is use your mental energy."
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"People who don't like me talk about it as though I'm trash because I have tattoos. I find that insane because it's 2008, not the 1950s. Tattoos aren't limited to sailors. It's a form of art I find beautiful. I love it."
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Megan Fox
"People who don't like me talk about it as though I'm trash because I have tattoos. I find that insane because it's 2008, not the 1950s. Tattoos aren't limited to sailors. It's a form of art I find beautiful. I love it."
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"When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene."
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Claire Forlani
"When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene."
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"Now I'm going to put my eyelashes on and stretch my legs out and do a show."
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Nana Visitor
"Now I'm going to put my eyelashes on and stretch my legs out and do a show."
Now,
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"I'd like to be known for my character."
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Soundarya
"I'd like to be known for my character."
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"Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women."
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Teri Garr
"Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women."
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"I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl."
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Pam Grier
"I thought I would be Sheena of the Jungle as a little girl."
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"I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years."
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Yancy Butler
"I hope I don't just sit around moping for two years."
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"When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined."
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Leslie Caron
"When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined."
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"It was hysterical going to work. I would just walk in and think, 'What in hell? Am I here? What's going on? I'm going to wake up in a minute. I'm in a dream.'"
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Jacqueline McKenzie
"It was hysterical going to work. I would just walk in and think, 'What in hell? Am I here? What's going on? I'm going to wake up in a minute. I'm in a dream.'"
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"Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on."
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Lucy Liu
"Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on."
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"Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better."
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Christine Lahti
"Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better."
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"I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever."
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JoBeth Williams
"I think there's a danger of a being typecast as the all-American mom forever."
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"In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care."
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Victoria Pratt
"In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care."
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"I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends."
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Alexa Vega
"I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends."
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"The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages."
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Esther Williams
"The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages."
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"I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads."
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Laura Prepon
"I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads."
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"As long as my body is in shape, my mind is working at its full capacity."
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Victoria Principal
"As long as my body is in shape, my mind is working at its full capacity."
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"I tried to tell them about the dating process because I'm single now and how horrible it is and how many foolish experiences I had had dating. So I was really selling him hard, but the whole time he really wanted me!"
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Andie MacDowell
"I tried to tell them about the dating process because I'm single now and how horrible it is and how many foolish experiences I had had dating. So I was really selling him hard, but the whole time he really wanted me!"
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"When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had."
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Illeana Douglas
"When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had."
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"Acting is what I do. It's not what I solely define myself as."
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Meg Ryan
"Acting is what I do. It's not what I solely define myself as."
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"I'm off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men."
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Dorothy Kilgallen
"I'm off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men."
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"I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless."
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Bette Davis
"I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless."
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"You know you have more to offer, and it gets frustrating when you aren't given the chance."
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Mindy Cohn
"You know you have more to offer, and it gets frustrating when you aren't given the chance."
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"For me, Los Angeles, New York, where I don't know my neighbors, where people don't necessarily care if they know their neighbors, I'm missing things that truly fed my soul when I was younger, the exchanges between people, the caring and the shared history with people."
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Sela Ward
"For me, Los Angeles, New York, where I don't know my neighbors, where people don't necessarily care if they know their neighbors, I'm missing things that truly fed my soul when I was younger, the exchanges between people, the caring and the shared history with people."
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"The great medical facilities are a relief for the parents, too, who don't have to think about caring for their young ones on their own for a weekend. They have a great time."
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Jami Gertz
"The great medical facilities are a relief for the parents, too, who don't have to think about caring for their young ones on their own for a weekend. They have a great time."
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"NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits."
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Joanna Lumley
"NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits."
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"I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler."
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Dorothy Kilgallen
"I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler."
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"My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends."
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Amber Tamblyn
"My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends."
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"I loved Veronica right off the bat. She was so strong and I think it is so important because there are so few shows that portray women, especially young women, as being strong and being able to stand up for themselves."
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Kristen Bell
"I loved Veronica right off the bat. She was so strong and I think it is so important because there are so few shows that portray women, especially young women, as being strong and being able to stand up for themselves."
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"I always play women I would date."
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Angelina Jolie
"I always play women I would date."
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"I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it."
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Cicely Tyson
"I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it."
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"I sort of was good at writing essays. I was never very good at mathematics, and I was never very good at algebra. I loved science, but I wasn't sure of it."
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Diane Cilento
"I sort of was good at writing essays. I was never very good at mathematics, and I was never very good at algebra. I loved science, but I wasn't sure of it."
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"Hopefully this movie will help people understand that if a child is never given the tools to know how to love others and love and respect themselves, this is what happens."
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Jami Gertz
"Hopefully this movie will help people understand that if a child is never given the tools to know how to love others and love and respect themselves, this is what happens."
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