top of page
Quotes by Actress

"When I got pregnant my foot grew, but I was denying it. I've been denying it for three years."

"They really stay just characters to me. I look at them, and I don't see always the same person up there. And hopefully, people will see that too. Because it's very easy to bore people, and that's a killer. So hopefully that won't happen."

"I was raised Catholic and I'm Presbyterian now, but I've always been a Christian, regardless of denomination. I believe that Jesus is the way."

"I grew up in Kentucky, but I did not grow up like that. I had heat, and I didn't have to shoot my dinner or anything."


"The episodes all blend together for me, so I don't remember. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning. I always feel I must be such a disappointment to them."

"I used to wear boxers and a tank top, but now I sleep in the nude. It's kind of weird, because I used to have to wear something to bed, whether it was a tank top or whatever. And now if I have any clothes at all on, it's really hard to get to sleep."

"There's no road map on how to raise a family: it's always an enormous negotiation."

"Impotence is one of the major hazards of cigarette smoking."

"I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky."

"Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it."

"Script for an actor is like a bible. You carry it with you, you read it over and over, you go to your passages."

"I learnt the theory of movement, which I still teach sometimes. I was very, very ambitious to learn a skill."

"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way."


"Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too."

"I acted three times with Fred MacMurray, three times with Martin and Lewis, four times with Rock Hudson. Three times with Glenn Ford."

"Certainly, in Italy, nobody takes light for granted."

"There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography."

"This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary."

"Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?"

"I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not."


"My friends always said that I should be a comedienne - I was named my class clown."

"When I was 7 years old, I put on shows for everyone at my grandpa's funeral. I was always the little entertainer."

"When I dress up, I have to have a lot of help. I was in a T-shirt until a few minutes ago."

"I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts."


"I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that."

"I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned into a Disney ride."

"I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated."

"I was always told I was special. And I was also assured that I had a gift and a purpose."

"My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman."
bottom of page
