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"You know, you do it, and you get paid for it, and you have a wonderful time, then you're on to something else."

"You know, you do it, and you get paid for it, and you have a wonderful time, then you're on to something else."

Eva Marie Saint, American Actress

31

"It was an amazing performer. Very temperamental, it spent a lot of time in its trailer."

"It was an amazing performer. Very temperamental, it spent a lot of time in its trailer."

Tilda Swinton, English Actress

31

"Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past her elbows. She just couldn't get enough done in that direction. She was compulsive about being clean, clean, clean!"

"Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past her elbows. She just couldn't get enough done in that direction. She was compulsive about being clean, clean, clean!"

Fay Wray, American Actress

Being, Direction, Past

31

"And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined to create our own little world in order to survive the one we're in."

"And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined to create our own little world in order to survive the one we're in."

Shelley Duvall, American Actress

Now, Order, World

31

"Life had stopped for her a long time ago. She was so out of touch with her feelings that she had no joy in her life and no concept of the fact that she could be wrong. She delivered her care of her insane patients in a killing manner, but she was convinced she was right."

"Life had stopped for her a long time ago. She was so out of touch with her feelings that she had no joy in her life and no concept of the fact that she could be wrong. She delivered her care of her insane patients in a killing manner, but she was convinced she was right."

Louise Fletcher, American Actress

Life, Time, Feelings, Care

31

"The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark."

"The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

31

"I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms."

"I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms."

Julia Louis Dreyfus, American Actress

31

"Suddenly, I realised: this was what I wanted to do. I didn't know how to do it; I just knew acting felt right."

"Suddenly, I realised: this was what I wanted to do. I didn't know how to do it; I just knew acting felt right."

Mary Mastrantonio, American Actress

31

"You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots."

"You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Hair, Want, World

31

"I love the idea that biodiesel has the potential to support farmers, especially the family farms."

"I love the idea that biodiesel has the potential to support farmers, especially the family farms."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Family, Love, Idea, Potential

31

"It wasn't the way I looked at a man, it was the thought behind it."

"It wasn't the way I looked at a man, it was the thought behind it."

Gloria Grahame, American Actress

31

"But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period."

"But it was not possible to do this movie, in this matter of time, without a solid rehearsal period."

Debbie Allen, American Actress

31

"The master's irresponsible power has no such bound."

"The master's irresponsible power has no such bound."

Fanny Kemble, English Actress

31

"I love pink, it's so girly!"

"I love pink, it's so girly!"

Ashley Tisdale, American Actress

31

"I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we - really, it's more southern. It's Naples and Sicily. It's heavier. It's over-spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius."

"I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we - really, it's more southern. It's Naples and Sicily. It's heavier. It's over-spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius."

Debi Mazar, American Actress

Genius, HusbGenius, Thought, Americans

31

"They've said I'm gay, they've said everyone is gay. I personally don't believe in doing huge lawsuits about that stuff. Tom does. That's what he wants to do, that's what he's going to do. You do not tell Tom what to do. He is a force to be reckoned with."

"They've said I'm gay, they've said everyone is gay. I personally don't believe in doing huge lawsuits about that stuff. Tom does. That's what he wants to do, that's what he's going to do. You do not tell Tom what to do. He is a force to be reckoned with."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

31

"Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck."

"Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder how I do these things. I can embarrass myself so badly that I literally get a hot prickle down the back of my neck."

Daisy Donovan, British Actress

31

"Teens are dealing with the same problems now in the '90s as they did back in the '70s, the only real difference is the clothes we wear!"

"Teens are dealing with the same problems now in the '90s as they did back in the '70s, the only real difference is the clothes we wear!"

Mila Kunis, American Actress

Clothes, Difference, Now, Problems

31

"Australia as a nation, as a set of cities and some regional centres, that project died a death and we didn't get it up, but I still think there's merit in that."

"Australia as a nation, as a set of cities and some regional centres, that project died a death and we didn't get it up, but I still think there's merit in that."

Susan Oliver, American Actress

Death, Cities, Merit, Nation

31

"You can't just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you."

"You can't just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Trust, Character, Luck

31

"My personal life was fair game. And that's what hurt me."

"My personal life was fair game. And that's what hurt me."

Marla Maples, American Actress

31

"I can't comment on any outside perception. I'm happy to come out and talk about movies that I've worked on in a setting like this. Otherwise, I have my own life that I live which is very different and private."

"I can't comment on any outside perception. I'm happy to come out and talk about movies that I've worked on in a setting like this. Otherwise, I have my own life that I live which is very different and private."

Jennifer Connelly, American Actress

Life, Movies, Perception, Talk

31

"A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen."

"A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen."

Jill Clayburgh, American Actress

Life, Tears, Woman

31

"I have a hard time retaining the lines. Even on set I make mistakes but I'm okay with that."

"I have a hard time retaining the lines. Even on set I make mistakes but I'm okay with that."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

31

"The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements of thought and soul transmitted in a kind of intense isolation."

"The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements of thought and soul transmitted in a kind of intense isolation."

Louise Brooks, American Actress

Art, Soul, Thought, Body

31

"Painting is a hobby for me."

"Painting is a hobby for me."

Renee O'Connor, American Actress

31

"I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing."

"I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Faith, Justice, Right, Trying

31

"I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession."

"I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession."

Parminder Nagra, English Actress

Dream, Acting, Profession

31

"Actors are very generous."

"Actors are very generous."

Blythe Danner, American Actress

31

"I was at a luncheon; and some cameras were trained on us. I dont' know whether they were for television or not. You know how little I know about cameras."

"I was at a luncheon; and some cameras were trained on us. I dont' know whether they were for television or not. You know how little I know about cameras."

June Allyson, American Actress

31

"The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life."

"The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life."

Betty Buckley, American Actress

Life, Feminism, Identity, Sense

31

"Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women."

"Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

31

"But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish."

"But I do not admit the comparison between your slaves and even the lowest class of European free labourers, for the former are allowed the exercise of no faculties but those which they enjoy in common with the brutes that perish."

Fanny Kemble, English Actress

Class, Exercise

31

"In some movies you feel like you're a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have a very small part, but you can still feel the weight and the gravity of it. Given the nature of theater, it's a more concentrated and quiet experience."

"In some movies you feel like you're a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have a very small part, but you can still feel the weight and the gravity of it. Given the nature of theater, it's a more concentrated and quiet experience."

Minnie Driver, English Actress

Experience, Movies, Nature, Gravity

31

"In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started."

"In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

Time, Tradition, Woman

31

"The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that, and wasn't dependent upon that. He just wished he had the cash to go to medical school."

"The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that, and wasn't dependent upon that. He just wished he had the cash to go to medical school."

Mary Stuart Masterson, American Actress

Medical, Credit, Fact, Injustice

31

"The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors."

"The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Managers

31

"I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving."

"I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving."

Lisa Kudrow, American Actress

Mistake, End, World

31

"I think that as is true in this industry, everything gets blown out of proportion because it's more fun for people to read about. It's even more fun to read about if the stories get wilder and wilder."

"I think that as is true in this industry, everything gets blown out of proportion because it's more fun for people to read about. It's even more fun to read about if the stories get wilder and wilder."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

31

"The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did."

"The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did."

Penelope Cruz, Spanish Actress

Business, Temptations

31

"I have two new nephews and a new niece this year, so I have plenty of kids that I can spend time with."

"I have two new nephews and a new niece this year, so I have plenty of kids that I can spend time with."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

31

"Court TV. I can't stop watching it. I am absolutely obsessed! If I'm not reading a book or spending time with my husband, my friends or my dog, I am watching Court TV."

"Court TV. I can't stop watching it. I am absolutely obsessed! If I'm not reading a book or spending time with my husband, my friends or my dog, I am watching Court TV."

Debra Messing, American Actress

Time, HusbCourt, Friends, Reading

31

"All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form."

"All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Art, Generations, Theater

31

"China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S."

"China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S."

Ziyi Zhang, Chinese Actress

Time, Cinema, English, First

31

"I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition."

"I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

Death, Disease, Insanity

31

"Cherish believes that God made her with a special purpose. Like any teenage girl, she has her insecurities, but for the most part she has a real healthy self-esteem."

"Cherish believes that God made her with a special purpose. Like any teenage girl, she has her insecurities, but for the most part she has a real healthy self-esteem."

Charlene Tilton, American Actress

God, Purpose, Self, Teenage

31

"Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap."

"Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap."

Persis Khambatta, Indian Actress

Hair, Want, Years

31

"The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been able to shake."

"The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been able to shake."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

Home, Isolation, Loneliness, Sense

31

"I never thought to myself, I'm going to grow up and fall in love with a man or I'm going to fall in love with a woman because my mother is a lesbian."

"I never thought to myself, I'm going to grow up and fall in love with a man or I'm going to fall in love with a woman because my mother is a lesbian."

Ally Sheedy, American Actress

Love, Mother, Thought, Lesbian

31

"I don't want to do anything like Can't Hardly Wait, I don't want to do anything like Scream. I saw all those movies, and they were good, but they're just not what I want to do."

"I don't want to do anything like Can't Hardly Wait, I don't want to do anything like Scream. I saw all those movies, and they were good, but they're just not what I want to do."

Laura Prepon, American Actress

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