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"It's important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you've got more to feed back into your work. For me, it's a natural thing."

"It's important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you've got more to feed back into your work. For me, it's a natural thing."

Cate Blanchett, Australian Actress

44

"I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything."

"I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything."

Roma Downey, Irish Actress

Love, Mother, Being, Kids

44

"I was just glad to be going to work again."

"I was just glad to be going to work again."

Rebecca De Mornay, American Actress

44

"You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present."

"You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present."

Sally Field, American Actress

Behavior, Now, Present, Zone

44

"This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural."

"This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

Idea, Virtue, Selfishness

44

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

Movies, Actors, Now, Today

44

"For a woman, forty is torture, the end."

"For a woman, forty is torture, the end."

Grace Kelly, American Actress

44

"It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption."

"It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption."

Jasmine Guy, American Actress

Community, Right

44

"She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck."

"She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Film, First, Mind

44

"My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself."

"My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

44

"When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it."

"When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

Boys, Night, Visit

44

"No one told me about boys. I had to figure it out myself. The first thing I learned was that sometimes they grow slower than women mentally."

"No one told me about boys. I had to figure it out myself. The first thing I learned was that sometimes they grow slower than women mentally."

Elena Anaya, Spanish Actress

Woman, Women, Boys, First

44

"I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America."

"I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America."

Parminder Nagra, English Actress

America, Germany

44

"You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them."

"You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them."

Sissy Spacek, American Actress

44

"Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical."

"Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical."

Loretta Swit, American Actress

44

"I didn't work on the killing floor. I worked in the section where you break the meat down and package it."

"I didn't work on the killing floor. I worked in the section where you break the meat down and package it."

Marg Helgenberger, American Actress

44

"Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all."

"Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all."

Jane Birkin, English Actress

44

"Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good."

"Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good."

Victoria Principal, American Actress

44

"Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents."

"Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents."

Tatyana Ali, American Actress

Choice, College, Parents, School

44

"At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be."

"At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Thought, Being, End, First

44

"After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life."

"After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

Life, Artist, Autobiography, Fight

44

"One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress."

"One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress."

Allison Janney, American Actress

Men, Women, Dancing

44

"I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot."

"I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot."

Susan Lucci, American Actress

44

"My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work."

"My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Work, Relationships

44

"Whether you have experienced financial struggles, a challenging childhood, prejudice or criticism against your weight, sex, race, or faith, or even rejection, failure, and loss, you should never give up. Your experiences, challenges, and struggles are all the more reasons for you to succeed. So get up, get busy, and start building the future you deserve. There are no limits other than the ones we create for ourselves. Grow from your past to gain success in your future."

"Whether you have experienced financial struggles, a challenging childhood, prejudice or criticism against your weight, sex, race, or faith, or even rejection, failure, and loss, you should never give up. Your experiences, challenges, and struggles are all the more reasons for you to succeed. So get up, get busy, and start building the future you deserve. There are no limits other than the ones we create for ourselves. Grow from your past to gain success in your future."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Success, Struggle, Limitation, Growth

44

"To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on your futures, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk."

"To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on your futures, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safety. To hope is dangerous, and yet it is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk."

Rebecca Solnit, American Actress

Hope, Risk, Future, Uncertainty

44

"It was a show where you were given a quote out of current events and you had to identify who said it. I was reading eight newspapers a day and had compiled a file of about 300 quotes. I really had to do my research. The White House press didn't have to bone up on any of it."

"It was a show where you were given a quote out of current events and you had to identify who said it. I was reading eight newspapers a day and had compiled a file of about 300 quotes. I really had to do my research. The White House press didn't have to bone up on any of it."

June Lockhart, American Actress

Day, Events, Newspapers, Press

44

"As an actor, you have to have your history."

"As an actor, you have to have your history."

Nora Dunn, American Actress

44

"I got everybody on my side through comedy."

"I got everybody on my side through comedy."

Ruth Buzzi, American Actress

44

"I now have a plan - I haven't had a plan up until this year."

"I now have a plan - I haven't had a plan up until this year."

Joan Severance, American Actress

44

"The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me as perfectly foolish."

"The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me as perfectly foolish."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Difficulty, Sound

44

"I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women."

"I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

History, Women, America, Competition

44

"True love doesn't come to you it has to be inside you."

"True love doesn't come to you it has to be inside you."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

44

"I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg."

"I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

44

"So, I'm happy to do that because it's a wonderful working relationship but I will be going out for pilot season for half hour work and that's the gamble I'm taking."

"So, I'm happy to do that because it's a wonderful working relationship but I will be going out for pilot season for half hour work and that's the gamble I'm taking."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

44

"It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film."

"It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film."

Laura Dern, American Actress

44

"It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people."

"It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people."

Julie Walters, British Actress

Age, People, Old

44

"My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old."

"My mother was there every day of the production. You know what? My mother and I are so close, she really understands the fact that I am 18 and I am maturing. I guess I am not your average 18 year-old."

Michelle Trachtenberg, American Actress

Mother, Day, Fact, Production

44

"I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up."

"I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

God, Friend, Growing up

44

"As we look ahead into the future, leaders will be those who serve others, actively listen, and daily empower."

"As we look ahead into the future, leaders will be those who serve others, actively listen, and daily empower."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Leadership, Future, Service, Empowerment

44

"Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love."

"Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love."

Candace Cameron, American Actress

44

"This is the strange life of books that you enter along as a writer, mapping an unknown territory that arises as you travel. If you succeed in the voyage, others enter after, one at a time, also alone, but in communion with your imagination, traversing your route. Books are solitudes where we meet."

"This is the strange life of books that you enter along as a writer, mapping an unknown territory that arises as you travel. If you succeed in the voyage, others enter after, one at a time, also alone, but in communion with your imagination, traversing your route. Books are solitudes where we meet."

Rebecca Solnit, American Actress

Writing, Imagination, Art, Creativity

44

"We were sweet, lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars above all else. When you're young you think that's how life works."

"We were sweet, lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars above all else. When you're young you think that's how life works."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Life, Money, People

44

"It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed."

"It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed."

Farrah Fawcett, American Actress

44

"I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent."

"I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Success, Talent, People, Nothing

44

"What does it mean, being a woman?"

"What does it mean, being a woman?"

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

44

"It's my motor, it's the thing that keeps me going and so when I have these auditions for these big movies, I can depend on myself because I've been working consistently."

"It's my motor, it's the thing that keeps me going and so when I have these auditions for these big movies, I can depend on myself because I've been working consistently."

Nia Long, American Actress

44

"I think that you love who you love, and there are people who you love that people aren't going to understand why, and that sort of doesn't really matter."

"I think that you love who you love, and there are people who you love that people aren't going to understand why, and that sort of doesn't really matter."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

44

"My understanding is that Olivia had no idea what was going on."

"My understanding is that Olivia had no idea what was going on."

Crystal Chappell, American Actress

Idea, Understanding

44

"The only thing I like about being an actress is acting."

"The only thing I like about being an actress is acting."

Elizabeth Ashley, American Actress

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