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"Naturally enough when I was a young dancer, I was terribly anxious to get ahead, and to get ahead quickly. I was impatient with all those older people who talked of the long grind to the top, who turned me down for jobs I knew I could do."

"Naturally enough when I was a young dancer, I was terribly anxious to get ahead, and to get ahead quickly. I was impatient with all those older people who talked of the long grind to the top, who turned me down for jobs I knew I could do."

Anna Neagle, English Actress

8

"Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously."

"Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously."

Anna Faris, American Actress

8

"I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off."

"I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off."

Christina Ricci, American Actress

8

"I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird?"

"I think I could drink my own blood. Is that weird?"

Jessica Biel, American Actress

8

"Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie."

"Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie."

Denise Richards, American Actress

8

"If I'm a star, then the people made me a star."

"If I'm a star, then the people made me a star."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

8

"I would kill the clone. That would be my first response."

"I would kill the clone. That would be my first response."

Elizabeth Perkins, American Actress

8

"Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included."

"Alas, in 1929 came the Stock Market crash and everything changed and became worrisome. People started practicing conservatism because of financial losses, myself included."

Pola Negri, Polish Actress

People, Financial, Conservatism

8

"They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous."

"They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

Beauty, Famous, Night

8

"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."

"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."

Roseanne Barr, American Actress

8

"I couldn't kill a chicken, I couldn't kill a cow - I was a vegetarian too at that time - so I thought, well what is there that I could kill? I couldn't kill this and I couldn't kill that."

"I couldn't kill a chicken, I couldn't kill a cow - I was a vegetarian too at that time - so I thought, well what is there that I could kill? I couldn't kill this and I couldn't kill that."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

8

"I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely."

"I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely."

Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

Now, Order, Years

8

"I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period."

"I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period."

Illeana Douglas, American Actress

8

"The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

"The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Bette Davis, American Actress

Time, Baby, Stairs

8

"I am happily married to a wonderful man. He is not in the business."

"I am happily married to a wonderful man. He is not in the business."

Erin Moran, American Actress

8

"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."

"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

8

"The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings."

"The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings."

Stella Adler, American Actress

Experience, Life, Feelings, Acting

8

"My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised."

"My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised."

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Mother, Confidence, Independence, Sense

8

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in."

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Woman, Women, Family, God, Trying

8

"I've always wanted to act since I was little."

"I've always wanted to act since I was little."

Alanna Ubach, American Actress

8

"When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston."

"When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston."

Shelley Duvall, American Actress

Thought, First, Houston

8

"People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don't have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart."

"People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don't have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Beauty, People, Expectations, Project

8

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

8

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Paris, Play, School

8

"Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs."

"Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs."

Malin Akerman, Swedish Actress

Woman, Women, Moods

8

"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it."

"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it."

Lily Tomlin, American Actress

Cause, Leading, Reality, Stress

8

"I have a funny name."

"I have a funny name."

Pia Zadora, American Actress

8

"I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player."

"I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player."

Karen Black, American Actress

8

"What I really need is for people to know that I don't just do this, I do this and this and this and this. We all have creativity in us and we all are multi-dimensional and we are all interested in a lot of things and that women are fabulous. We can handle a lot of things."

"What I really need is for people to know that I don't just do this, I do this and this and this and this. We all have creativity in us and we all are multi-dimensional and we are all interested in a lot of things and that women are fabulous. We can handle a lot of things."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Woman, Women, People, Creativity

8

"If I could do one thing over I'd have been nicer to my parents."

"If I could do one thing over I'd have been nicer to my parents."

January Jones, American Actress

8

"I've been working with the National Lung Health Education Program to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease."

"I've been working with the National Lung Health Education Program to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Education, Health, Awareness, Disease

8

"I will argue my points; I will have my opinions. But at the end of the day, it's the director's choice."

"I will argue my points; I will have my opinions. But at the end of the day, it's the director's choice."

Amy Irving, American Actress

Choice, Day, End, Opinions

8

"I was always someone who lived in the future all the time, it was always the next thing - dreams of escape."

"I was always someone who lived in the future all the time, it was always the next thing - dreams of escape."

Julie Walters, British Actress

Dream, Dreams, Time, Future

8

"Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination."

"Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination."

Ally Sheedy, American Actress

Discrimination, Hollywood

8

"We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker."

"We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

8

"I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell."

"I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell."

Shirley Knight, American Actress

Film, First, Hell

8

"I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking."

"I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking."

Teri Garr, American Actress

Marriage, Obvious

8

"Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."

"Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly."

Rosalind Russell, American Actress

8

"(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car."

"(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car."

Tallulah Bankhead, American Actress

Car, Time, Thought, First

8

"My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones."

"My dad liked how January went with Jones. My sisters' names are Jina and Jacey Jones."

January Jones, American Actress

Father, Dad, Names, Sisters

8

"I did Phone Booth, and that was shot very, very quickly, but that was Joel Schumacher, who's shot so many movies that, if anybody can figure out how to do it in a couple of days, it's him."

"I did Phone Booth, and that was shot very, very quickly, but that was Joel Schumacher, who's shot so many movies that, if anybody can figure out how to do it in a couple of days, it's him."

Katie Holmes, American Actress

8

"If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers."

"If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Love, People, Favorite, Name

8

"When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day."

"When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Acting, Day, Job

8

"It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script."

"It was pretty much the way that it was when I first read it, although one exception would be that some ideas that I had were also incorporated into the script."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Ideas, First, Pretty

8

"I feel that I have such an abundance in my life, and once you've seen how many people suffer and how little it takes for you to actually change their lives for the better, it's hard not to do something."

"I feel that I have such an abundance in my life, and once you've seen how many people suffer and how little it takes for you to actually change their lives for the better, it's hard not to do something."

Wendie Malick, American Actress

Change, Life, People, Abundance

7

"I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting."

"I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting."

Sasha Alexander, American Actress

Work, Thought, Acting

7

"Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?"

"Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?"

Sarah Jessica Parker, American Actress

7

"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

7

"You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous."

"You can feel like, 'I look really bad', but to other people you can be really gorgeous."

Ashley Tisdale, American Actress

7

"I know that I'm getting the real deal with my mom. I know that she's telling it like it is. She's proud of me when I've earned it and she's disappointed in me when I've earn that. She's really my spectrum on where I am as a person."

"I know that I'm getting the real deal with my mom. I know that she's telling it like it is. She's proud of me when I've earned it and she's disappointed in me when I've earn that. She's really my spectrum on where I am as a person."

Lara Flynn Boyle, American Actress

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