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"My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months."

"My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months."

Ginger Rogers, American Actress

Mother, Dancing, Months

9

"It's the relationships between people that are more important than the sort of far away fantasies of what the good life is, the world of supermodels and Bud ads."

"It's the relationships between people that are more important than the sort of far away fantasies of what the good life is, the world of supermodels and Bud ads."

Mira Sorvino, American Actress

Life, People, Relationships, World

9

"Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda... and woke up with me."

"Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda... and woke up with me."

Rita Hayworth, American Actress

9

"You have to play the logic of a character."

"You have to play the logic of a character."

Emily Watson, English Actress

Character, Logic, Play

9

"I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things."

"I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

Business, People, Negative, Old

9

"Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful."

"Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful."

Drew Barrymore, American Actress

9

"To be with the same person for the rest of your life just sounds so drab."

"To be with the same person for the rest of your life just sounds so drab."

Eva Longoria, American Actress

9

"This city can be kind of brutal, so you see your dreams from every different angle, but ultimately it's about acting and if you enjoy acting, you will always enjoy acting."

"This city can be kind of brutal, so you see your dreams from every different angle, but ultimately it's about acting and if you enjoy acting, you will always enjoy acting."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

Dream, Dreams, Acting, Will

9

"Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it."

"Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it."

Fran Drescher, American Actress

Being, Events, Famous, Restaurants

9

"Never face facts; if you do you'll never get up in the morning."

"Never face facts; if you do you'll never get up in the morning."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

9

"To see a doll of yourself is very weird and very neat at the same time."

"To see a doll of yourself is very weird and very neat at the same time."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

9

"I am not someone who sacrifice all for the cinema, my life will be always more important."

"I am not someone who sacrifice all for the cinema, my life will be always more important."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Life, Sacrifice, Cinema, Will

9

"Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you."

"Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you."

Loretta Young, American Actress

9

"If you're middle aged... where're you going to go to meet someone? You're not going to go to a bar, you're not going to go to a night club; and there are the museums."

"If you're middle aged... where're you going to go to meet someone? You're not going to go to a bar, you're not going to go to a night club; and there are the museums."

Elizabeth Perkins, American Actress

9

"I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!"

"I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!"

Jenna Elfman, American Actress

Life, Love, Character

9

"Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do."

"Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

9

"Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project."

"Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project."

Sherilyn Fenn, American Actress

Hollywood, Project

9

"And I got to play lead with Gene Barry - a fellow who has never, ever been hard on the eyes!"

"And I got to play lead with Gene Barry - a fellow who has never, ever been hard on the eyes!"

Ann Robinson, American Actress

9

"I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old."

"I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old."

Laura San Giacomo, American Actress

Son, Computer, Old, Talking

9

"Nobody would want to leave that film to go get high."

"Nobody would want to leave that film to go get high."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

9

"We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios."

"We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios."

Olivia De Havilland, American Actress

9

"It's fun working on the set... I usually work about 10 and a half hours a day, and I also study about five of those hours. It can be tiring, but it's fun!"

"It's fun working on the set... I usually work about 10 and a half hours a day, and I also study about five of those hours. It can be tiring, but it's fun!"

Mila Kunis, American Actress

Work, Day, Fun, Study

9

"Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times."

"Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times."

Aisha Tyler, American Actress

9

"I wouldn't do nudity in films. For me, personally... To act with my clothes on is a performance; to act with my clothes off is a documentary."

"I wouldn't do nudity in films. For me, personally... To act with my clothes on is a performance; to act with my clothes off is a documentary."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

Performance, Act, Clothes, Nudity

9

"Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I prepared two officially romantic meals. Both of them were such disasters that he begs me never to go into the kitchen again."

"Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I prepared two officially romantic meals. Both of them were such disasters that he begs me never to go into the kitchen again."

Rebecca Romijn, American Actress

Time, Dating, Disasters, Kitchen

9

"I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous."

"I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous."

Shannen Doherty, American Actress

Thought, Conservative

9

"I'm aware of my body."

"I'm aware of my body."

Joanna Lumley, English Actress

9

"The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen."

"The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen."

Sarah Brown, American Actress

9

"I have three sons, a husband, parents, and I'll fight and get angry, but what is very important that I have found as I've matured, is that I have to move on."

"I have three sons, a husband, parents, and I'll fight and get angry, but what is very important that I have found as I've matured, is that I have to move on."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

Fight, HusbFight, Parents, Sons

9

"If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back."

"If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back."

Stephanie Zimbalist, American Actress

9

"I had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights."

"I had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights."

Sherry Stringfield, American Actress

Time, Money, Electricity, Walking

9

"The Internet's been so great, and it's so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the downside is some of the things... for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn't true or to see pictures that aren't really me."

"The Internet's been so great, and it's so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the downside is some of the things... for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn't true or to see pictures that aren't really me."

Denise Richards, American Actress

Fans, Information, Internet

9

"I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties."

"I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties."

Winona Ryder, American Actress

Growing up, Sense

9

"In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity."

"In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity."

Lauren Bacall, American Actress

Divorce, Hollywood, Party, Publicity

9

"The manic end of is a lot of fun."

"The manic end of is a lot of fun."

Carrie Fisher, American Actress

8

"I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction."

"I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction."

Diana Ross, American Actress

Design, Direction, Fashion, School

8

"I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances."

"I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

Happiness, Life, Peace, God

8

"I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience."

"I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience."

Shelley Winters, American Actress

Experience, Body, Nudity

8

"I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that."

"I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that."

Diana Ross, American Actress

Artist, Artists, Career

8

"There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage."

"There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Feelings, Feeling, Sadness

8

"Having Zoe saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn't want to pass on to her."

"Having Zoe saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn't want to pass on to her."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

8

"Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men."

"Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

Men, Boys, Trying

8

"I just believe that whatever you put into your system you're going to see on your face and your body."

"I just believe that whatever you put into your system you're going to see on your face and your body."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

8

"I went through a long period of time in that marriage when I didn't believe anything was my fault. I had to face what my part was, and only because of that difficult work was I able to trust a man again."

"I went through a long period of time in that marriage when I didn't believe anything was my fault. I had to face what my part was, and only because of that difficult work was I able to trust a man again."

Connie Sellecca, American Actress

Marriage, Time, Trust, Work

8

"Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue."

"Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue."

Hermione Gingold, English Actress

Idea, Fighting, Tongue, Woman

8

"I love the fashion world. I love clothes. I love style."

"I love the fashion world. I love clothes. I love style."

Kaley Cuoco, American Actress

Love, Clothes, Fashion, Style

8

"I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way."

"I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

Being, Cause, Temper

8

"Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication."

"Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication."

Sylvia Sidney, American Actress

8

"In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls."

"In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Work, Being, Day, Girls

8

"If you rest, you rust."

"If you rest, you rust."

Helen Hayes, American Actress

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