top of page

Quotes by Actress

"I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work."
Quote_1.png
Jodie Foster
"I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
43
"The one thing I never questioned about my mother was whether she loved me."
Quote_1.png
Lorna Luft
"The one thing I never questioned about my mother was whether she loved me."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
43
"I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season."
Quote_1.png
Ashley Tisdale
"I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
43
"You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air."
Quote_1.png
Amy Sedaris
"You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act."
Quote_1.png
Jennifer Aniston
"I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit."
Quote_1.png
Jennifer Garner
"And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little more intimidating. Even the maid who comes to work for me once a week has found out that she can just trample over me... I'm a Cancer! We are not ferocious people."
Quote_1.png
Karen Black
"I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little more intimidating. Even the maid who comes to work for me once a week has found out that she can just trample over me... I'm a Cancer! We are not ferocious people."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English."
Quote_1.png
Jane Kaczmarek
"Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"It's wonderful to be part of a family that cares so much about others."
Quote_1.png
Marta Kristen
"It's wonderful to be part of a family that cares so much about others."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Sometimes decisions get made and it ends up being God doing for you what you couldn't do for yourself."
Quote_1.png
Charisma Carpenter
"Sometimes decisions get made and it ends up being God doing for you what you couldn't do for yourself."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations."
Quote_1.png
Jane Asher
"Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous."
Quote_1.png
Ashley Tisdale
"You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other."
Quote_1.png
Lena Horne
"Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"People always give me styling products and stuff."
Quote_1.png
Rachael Leigh Cook
"People always give me styling products and stuff."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"In fact, I'll be taking a lot of Cathy Gale with me. I expect that was why I was chosen for the part."
Quote_1.png
Honor Blackman
"In fact, I'll be taking a lot of Cathy Gale with me. I expect that was why I was chosen for the part."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter."
Quote_1.png
Maureen O'Hara
"I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it."
Quote_1.png
Yancy Butler
"I can be extremely vulnerable. People are tough on me because they think I can handle it."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Look at all the marriages that have been wonderfully successful where fellows finished their army service and came home to go to college on G.I. bills and their wives worked."
Quote_1.png
Marta Kristen
"Look at all the marriages that have been wonderfully successful where fellows finished their army service and came home to go to college on G.I. bills and their wives worked."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests."
Quote_1.png
Tia Carrere
"People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Casey Affleck is a really good friend of mine. I know Casey a lot better than I know Ben, even though Ben and I have worked together a lot."
Quote_1.png
Liv Tyler
"Casey Affleck is a really good friend of mine. I know Casey a lot better than I know Ben, even though Ben and I have worked together a lot."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let not me act until I graduated from college."
Quote_1.png
Gwyneth Paltrow
"I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let not me act until I graduated from college."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"This is going to sound really funny. I have a poster of Zac Efron on my wall! I think every girl has a poster of him in their room so, why not join the club!"
Quote_1.png
Vanessa Hudgens
"This is going to sound really funny. I have a poster of Zac Efron on my wall! I think every girl has a poster of him in their room so, why not join the club!"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!"
Quote_1.png
Christine Lahti
"Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie."
Quote_1.png
Sophia Bush
"I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'."
Quote_1.png
Lindsay Lohan
"Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Yeah, I've always been accused of having a sense of mischief and I'm very flattered that you say you can see it in the roles I play, because I think that's important, even if I do play intense characters, like especially Christine Cagney."
Quote_1.png
Sharon Gless
"Yeah, I've always been accused of having a sense of mischief and I'm very flattered that you say you can see it in the roles I play, because I think that's important, even if I do play intense characters, like especially Christine Cagney."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!"
Quote_1.png
Amanda Peet
"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver."
Quote_1.png
Barbara Billingsley
"People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours."
Quote_1.png
Blythe Danner
"You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"But that's why there are so few women stars today. Pornography has taken away the mystery."
Quote_1.png
Irene Dunne
"But that's why there are so few women stars today. Pornography has taken away the mystery."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication."
Quote_1.png
Sylvia Sidney
"Tim and Fritz Lang I loved working with. Not Hitchcock so much. There was no communication."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I love a man who can wear my underwear."
Quote_1.png
Yasmine Bleeth
"I love a man who can wear my underwear."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress."
Quote_1.png
Kate Beckinsale
"As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Paul Lucas had a particularly amusing accent, so I chuckled. That was terrible; I shouldn't have done that, but he took it too big. He got up and said he couldn't work with people who laughed at him!"
Quote_1.png
Fay Wray
"Paul Lucas had a particularly amusing accent, so I chuckled. That was terrible; I shouldn't have done that, but he took it too big. He got up and said he couldn't work with people who laughed at him!"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class."
Quote_1.png
Jena Malone
"I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"There was just this amazing individuality. It's just a whole different world of optimism and fearlessness, women taking off their bras and dancing around naked, and a political hopefulness and involvement."
Quote_1.png
Jill Clayburgh
"There was just this amazing individuality. It's just a whole different world of optimism and fearlessness, women taking off their bras and dancing around naked, and a political hopefulness and involvement."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I loved school, I loved putting on my uniform and doing homework every day. I was one of those good students that the teachers liked. I guess that's got to be a pretty nerdy, geeky part of me."
Quote_1.png
Yvonne Strahovski
"I loved school, I loved putting on my uniform and doing homework every day. I was one of those good students that the teachers liked. I guess that's got to be a pretty nerdy, geeky part of me."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God."
Quote_1.png
Amber Tamblyn
"I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English."
Quote_1.png
Sophie Marceau
"So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"A lot of young actors will do a scene and then run off and look at themselves. I don't believe in that at all."
Quote_1.png
Charlotte Rampling
"A lot of young actors will do a scene and then run off and look at themselves. I don't believe in that at all."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together."
Quote_1.png
Saffron Burrows
"He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention."
Quote_1.png
Sophia Bush
"Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs."
Quote_1.png
Alyssa Milano
"I've dated the sweet mama's boy, the musician rocker, the struggling artist - basically a lot of people without jobs."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I want to go to college. I'm going to take four years off. I don't want to miss that. I want to be a writer. I think that'd be awesome."
Quote_1.png
Kristen Stewart
"I want to go to college. I'm going to take four years off. I don't want to miss that. I want to be a writer. I think that'd be awesome."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"
Quote_1.png
Ellen Muth
"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone."
Quote_1.png
Alfre Woodard
"After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn."
Quote_1.png
Stephanie Beacham
"I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"You never find yourself until you face the truth."
Quote_1.png
Pearl Bailey
"You never find yourself until you face the truth."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Danny and I worked really hard in the beginning of the relationship to find different levels of this couple."
Quote_1.png
Crystal Chappell
"Danny and I worked really hard in the beginning of the relationship to find different levels of this couple."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
"Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work."
Quote_1.png
Olympia Dukakis
"Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work."
Share on Facebook_Black.png
Share on X_edited.png
Painting Icon
42
bottom of page