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"Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys."

"Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys."

Patricia Richardson, American Actress

Time, Women, Father, Boys

44

"I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that."

"I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

44

"I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother."

"I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother."

Ziyi Zhang, Chinese Actress

44

"Vision leads to proper planning and proper planning leads to successful completion."

"Vision leads to proper planning and proper planning leads to successful completion."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Success, Vision, Planning, Focus

44

"I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing."

"I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing."

Carrie Fisher, American Actress

44

"We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show."

"We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show."

Roma Downey, Irish Actress

God, Illusion, Ireland, Religious

44

"When I was 16 I was fortunate enough to get Cosby and move to New York and shift my whole life. that had been my dream all along, and it came true."

"When I was 16 I was fortunate enough to get Cosby and move to New York and shift my whole life. that had been my dream all along, and it came true."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

43

"All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough."

"All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Woman, Women, Fun, Sense, Sexuality

43

"It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy."

"It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy."

Lee Grant, American Actress

Woman, Women, Feeling, Man

43

"I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends; that's the good stuff in life."

"I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends; that's the good stuff in life."

Drew Barrymore, American Actress

Life, Success, Power, Fame

43

"Whenever we were on a plane, we had a family."

"Whenever we were on a plane, we had a family."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

43

"The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure."

"The time I had waited probably made the difference between success and failure."

Anna Neagle, English Actress

Success, Time, Failure, Difference

43

"I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama."

"I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama."

Joan Collins, American Actress

America, Drama, England, Order

43

"Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives; but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be left alone."

"Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives; but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be left alone."

Ashley Judd, American Actress

Life, Husband, Public, Right

43

"Life is too short, and I'm Italian. I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0."

"Life is too short, and I'm Italian. I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

43

"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

43

"I think that you have to present an image that is... true to you, and... the way you would like to be perceived, so I think that through the years I've worked really hard at trying to create an image that is true to me."

"I think that you have to present an image that is... true to you, and... the way you would like to be perceived, so I think that through the years I've worked really hard at trying to create an image that is true to me."

Kristanna Loken, American Actress

Present, Trying, Years

43

"They showed this one beautiful picture of me recently and they had all the things that I had done. I thought it was a great compliment for everybody to think I've had plastic surgery."

"They showed this one beautiful picture of me recently and they had all the things that I had done. I thought it was a great compliment for everybody to think I've had plastic surgery."

Cybill Shepherd, American Actress

Thought, Compliment

43

"When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again."

"When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Funny, People, Betrayal, Feeling

43

"I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that."

"I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Woman, Women, Babies, Husbands, Want

43

"I think my first bikini, I was four and it was polka dotted and I had a big belly and I looked dashing."

"I think my first bikini, I was four and it was polka dotted and I had a big belly and I looked dashing."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

43

"That industry expects you to prove yourself over and over again. Do I stay doing this, or do I raise my daughter and live surrounded by people who love me? Wasn't even really a choice."

"That industry expects you to prove yourself over and over again. Do I stay doing this, or do I raise my daughter and live surrounded by people who love me? Wasn't even really a choice."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Love, Daughter, People, Choice

43

"Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away."

"Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away."

Donna Douglas, American Actress

Love, God, Help, Want

43

"The more confident one becomes, the less one needs all people to be the same."

"The more confident one becomes, the less one needs all people to be the same."

Jasmine Guy, American Actress

43

"There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people."

"There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people."

Rachel Weisz, British Actress

People, Eccentricity, Hollywood

43

"Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people."

"Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Love, Wedding, People, Kindness

43

"The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'."

"The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'."

Morgan Brittany, American Actress

Time, Character, Career, Evil

43

"The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that."

"The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that."

Rosamund Pike, British Actress

Time, People, Heart, Film

43

"Even for the most difficult scenes, and there are difficult scenes in the film, and because Michael Haneke is such a great film-maker - I think a great film-maker is not only being inspired, but how to do it, how to make it as real as possible, knowing that it's not real."

"Even for the most difficult scenes, and there are difficult scenes in the film, and because Michael Haneke is such a great film-maker - I think a great film-maker is not only being inspired, but how to do it, how to make it as real as possible, knowing that it's not real."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

43

"I was never really a career woman. My life always came first."

"I was never really a career woman. My life always came first."

Carrie Snodgress, American Actress

Life, Career, First, Woman

43

"The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barriers to go down. And what better place to start than school?"

"The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barriers to go down. And what better place to start than school?"

Laura San Giacomo, American Actress

Time, Now, School, World

43

"I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor."

"I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

Actor, Celebrity

43

"I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it."

"I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it."

Mary Ann Mobley, American Actress

43

"I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to."

"I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

43

"An instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath."

"An instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Being, Body, Mind

43

"After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time."

"After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time."

Lena Horne, American Actress

Time, Feeling, Pain

43

"In fact, if they didn't let me commute, I would not have taken the role because I wanted to graduate high school with my classmates. I remember my agent's jaw dropping when I told him if I couldn't commute I didn't want the role."

"In fact, if they didn't let me commute, I would not have taken the role because I wanted to graduate high school with my classmates. I remember my agent's jaw dropping when I told him if I couldn't commute I didn't want the role."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

Fact, School, Want

43

"You've got to sing like you don't need the money."

"You've got to sing like you don't need the money."

Glenda Jackson, British Actress

43

"You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship."

"You have to support your children to have a healthy relationship."

Connie Sellecca, American Actress

Children, Support

43

"The characters do have a life of their own; it's weird."

"The characters do have a life of their own; it's weird."

Julie Walters, British Actress

43

"Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact."

"Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Fact, Hindsight

43

"I'm not that old, and I haven't lived a life so far from the ordinary, really."

"I'm not that old, and I haven't lived a life so far from the ordinary, really."

Mariel Hemingway, American Actress

43

"I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make much money either, but it was a good film and an independent film."

"I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make much money either, but it was a good film and an independent film."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Change, Money, Film, Years

43

"More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They don't like to see an ugly lady."

"More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They don't like to see an ugly lady."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

Men, Women, Lady, Girls

43

"My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself."

"My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself."

Carrie Snodgress, American Actress

Life, Love, Work, Dream

43

"So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy."

"So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

Art, Thought, Idea, America

43

"By knowing your character so well you can't go wrong. All of us kind of fell into that."

"By knowing your character so well you can't go wrong. All of us kind of fell into that."

Camilla Belle, American Actress

Character, Wrong

43

"With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town."

"With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town."

Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress

43

"One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are what are really interesting to a performer."

"One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are what are really interesting to a performer."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

43

"I wanted to work on this central problem of killing. How you go about killing. Now, in the film I had to kill my children - well, I didn't want to get that far."

"I wanted to work on this central problem of killing. How you go about killing. Now, in the film I had to kill my children - well, I didn't want to get that far."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Work, Children, Film, Killing

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