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"No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me."

"No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

31

"I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that."

"I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that."

Barbara Feldon, American Actress

31

"I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive."

"I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

31

"With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives."

"With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives."

Mary McDonnell, American Actress

Experience, People, Being, First

31

"I liked the fact that Lois was one person with Clark and another with Superman. I think that, as women, we do that a lot when we fall in love."

"I liked the fact that Lois was one person with Clark and another with Superman. I think that, as women, we do that a lot when we fall in love."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Love, Women, Fact

31

"French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that."

"French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that."

Charlotte Rampling, French Actress

Woman, Women, People, Society, Sexuality

31

"I think by being happy it actually affects the way that you look too."

"I think by being happy it actually affects the way that you look too."

Kelly Preston, American Actress

31

"I think the roles in television are better for women right now. At this point, I don't want to continue doing the same things I've been doing in film because it's very limited."

"I think the roles in television are better for women right now. At this point, I don't want to continue doing the same things I've been doing in film because it's very limited."

Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress

Woman, Women, Film, Now, Right

31

"It's hard to know really how it's going to happen, but the career ebbs and flows and now there's a nicer feeling of interest than there has been at other times."

"It's hard to know really how it's going to happen, but the career ebbs and flows and now there's a nicer feeling of interest than there has been at other times."

Gretchen Mol, American Actress

Career, Feeling, Interest, Now

31

"Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would always sit on the floor beside me. I thought that was kind of beautiful, like that's where he wanted to be."

"Cary Grant and I were doing a play in New York. He had a crush on me. Whenever we went to a party, he would always sit on the floor beside me. I thought that was kind of beautiful, like that's where he wanted to be."

Fay Wray, American Actress

Thought, Party, Play

31

"I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo."

"I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo."

Sally Rand, American Actress

31

"I also liked Daniel Craig. He's not like any other Bond. So we'll see. In 10 years I might be cursed for doing it, but I'm very grateful for what it has done for me."

"I also liked Daniel Craig. He's not like any other Bond. So we'll see. In 10 years I might be cursed for doing it, but I'm very grateful for what it has done for me."

Eva Green, French Actress

31

"After two years of doing one show, you do get attached to everyone."

"After two years of doing one show, you do get attached to everyone."

Sarah Sutton, British Actress

31

"If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said 'the ugly girl'."

"If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said 'the ugly girl'."

Winona Ryder, American Actress

Movies, First, Ugly

31

"Do you have any idea what it's like when you try and make home porn? My husband and I tried it. We looked like charging hippos. Best to leave it to the pros."

"Do you have any idea what it's like when you try and make home porn? My husband and I tried it. We looked like charging hippos. Best to leave it to the pros."

Aisha Tyler, American Actress

31

"I have never savored life with such gusto as I do now."

"I have never savored life with such gusto as I do now."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

31

"When you realize who the good people are in your life, you're so lucky."

"When you realize who the good people are in your life, you're so lucky."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

31

"I collect clothes - they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed."

"I collect clothes - they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed."

Juliette Lewis, American Actress

Building, Clothes

31

"I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American."

"I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

Knowledge, Lent, Name

31

"I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour."

"I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Love, Time, Being, Garden

31

"The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain."

"The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spirit-ual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Values, Rest, Spirit, Trying

31

"All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it."

"All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it."

Brigitte Nielsen, Danish Actress

Marriage, Family, Will

31

"I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

"I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

31

"I came across awful characters when I got some kind of status and came to Hollywood. Then you have directors trying to sleep with you, assuming that you will do things because of the way you dress."

"I came across awful characters when I got some kind of status and came to Hollywood. Then you have directors trying to sleep with you, assuming that you will do things because of the way you dress."

Stacey Dash, American Actress

Dress, Hollywood, Sleep, Trying

31

"I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features."

"I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

Movies, Life, Act

31

"Mental communication without verbalization... all space is made up of waves and we are constantly sending and receiving messages from our brain."

"Mental communication without verbalization... all space is made up of waves and we are constantly sending and receiving messages from our brain."

Tina Louise, American Actress

Communication, Space

31

"I have a child and I'm a parent first of all."

"I have a child and I'm a parent first of all."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

31

"You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy."

"You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy."

Rose Byrne, Australian Actress

31

"You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration."

"You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

Time, Character, Energy, Waiting

31

"I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

Day, HusbDay, Help, Job, Parents

31

"Buddhism teaches you to embrace change."

"Buddhism teaches you to embrace change."

Koo Stark, American Actress

Change, Buddhism

31

"Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started."

"Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started."

Melissa Joan Hart, American Actress

31

"Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old."

"Nobody else knew what to do with me because big women are old."

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

Woman, Women, Old

31

"Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?"

"Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?"

Judy Holliday, American Actress

31

"I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred."

"I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Acting, Law, School

31

"In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film."

"In the theater, you go from point A to point Z, building your performance as the evening progresses. You have to relinquish that control on a film."

Gwyneth Paltrow, American Actress

Control, Performance, Building, Evening

31

"When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something."

"When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

31

"You become a celebrity, not because of your work or what you do, but because you have no privacy."

"You become a celebrity, not because of your work or what you do, but because you have no privacy."

Lisa Kudrow, American Actress

Work, Celebrity, Privacy

31

"As an actor, you usually live your life with faith."

"As an actor, you usually live your life with faith."

Molly Parker, Canadian Actress

Faith, Life, Actor

31

"I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn."

"I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn."

Jaime King, American Actress

31

"If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on."

"If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on."

Amber Tamblyn, American Actress

31

"Life excites me-just little, normal, everyday things. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Making food. I find it all exciting."

"Life excites me-just little, normal, everyday things. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Making food. I find it all exciting."

Liv Tyler, American Actress

Life, Food, Bed

31

"It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible."

"It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

Character, Colors

31

"I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful."

"I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful."

Kim Novak, American Actress

Money, Acting, Fame, Meaning

31

"I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label."

"I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Control, Exercise

31

"One man is not enough."

"One man is not enough."

Heather Locklear, American Actress

31

"Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project."

"Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project."

Alex Borstein, American Actress

People, Acting, Film, Fun

31

"I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new."

"I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new."

Fanny Kemble, English Actress

31

"Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness."

"Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness."

Helen Hayes, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Self

31

"A relationship is lovely if you're happy, comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there's nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest."

"A relationship is lovely if you're happy, comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there's nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest."

Susannah York, British Actress

Interest, Nothing

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