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Quotes by Actress

"When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a bit of a spitfire, so in that way, I absolutely live up to the stereotype. The red hair suits my personality. I was a terrible blonde!"

"Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother."


"I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position."


"Everyone should have a moment with Ron Howard in their life to give you faith in our industry."

"It's funny because I think it also goes very well with the show. It has this reputation as being this love city where everyone goes to get married, but when you get there, it's very corny and tacky."

"At the beginning Scully was much more sceptical than she is now."

"I'm a lucky person because I've been loved a lot. I have a great family."

"I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star."

"Don't just aim, Shoot!Don't just talk, Do!Don't just walk, Move!Don't just hope, Act!Don't just follow, Lead!Don't just dream, Live!Don't just exist, Love!"


"In addition to having a good partnership with a good doctor, you have to do some of the work yourself. Go online, read about it, and find out what you can tolerate."

"I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of course."

"It never occurred to me that I couldn't change things that needed changing or couldn't have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough."

"Singing was my first love and I never even considered it after I started acting, but now I'm bringing it back into my life. I trained from the ages of 11 to 17. When I moved to New York and got into serious acting, I just kind of abandoned the whole singing thing. But when I grew up in Pennsylvania I went to voice lessons once a week."

"Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare."


"I never went to school. I never went to acting school because I was so scared."

"I guess there are very few actors that I've worked with that I would like to work with again. You never think you'll have that chance and, if we didn't do Italian Job together, there wouldn't be another one that could be right."

"I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman."

"Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over."


"We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker."

"It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way."

"What lies ahead seems unlikely; when it becomes the past, it seems inevitable."

"I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without paying the price. It takes an attitude of hard work, commitment and purpose."


"I wouldn't change Buffy for anything and I wouldn't change the course in which she has evolved but it is nice to be able to do something that is a little different."
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