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"This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger."

"This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger."

Shelley Fabares, American Actress

Marriage, Soul, People, Tears

30

"I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home."

"I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Home, Thought, Being, Tears

30

"I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in."

"I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in."

Jane Alexander, American Actress

30

"Just look at the messages today's media are sending everybody, from TV and commercials to actors and singers. Kids are just drowning in that 24-7 and it's getting really bad."

"Just look at the messages today's media are sending everybody, from TV and commercials to actors and singers. Kids are just drowning in that 24-7 and it's getting really bad."

Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Kids, Media, Today

30

"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!"

"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!"

Amanda Peet, American Actress

Friendship, Friend

30

"It's really good to be able to think about past loves without having a pit in my stomach, or cringing or feeling heart-broken, or like they hate you. Don't you think?"

"It's really good to be able to think about past loves without having a pit in my stomach, or cringing or feeling heart-broken, or like they hate you. Don't you think?"

Winona Ryder, American Actress

Heart, Feeling, Hate, Past

30

"I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald's previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife."

"I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald's previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife."

Marla Maples, American Actress

Time, Marriage, Wife, Ending

30

"There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it."

"There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Men, Policy, Drinking

30

"Birth control that really works - every night before we go to bed we spend an hour with our kids."

"Birth control that really works - every night before we go to bed we spend an hour with our kids."

Roseanne Barr Arnold, American Actress

Control, Bed, Birth control, Kids

30

"Promise me, Amelie, that you'll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love."I hardly think there's any chance of that, Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity."

"Promise me, Amelie, that you'll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love."I hardly think there's any chance of that, Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

Irony, Love, Promise, Fate

30

"I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is."

"I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

Life, Women, Speech

30

"Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?"

"Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think that they are at death's door when they have a simple head cold?"

Shirley Booth, American Actress

Men, Death, Accidents, Crisis

30

"If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win."

"If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win."

Shelley Long, American Actress

30

"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave."

"It's a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Trust, Love, Being

30

"I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a power you're born with. It's not a physical thing, it comes from inside. It's all in the eyes."

"I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a power you're born with. It's not a physical thing, it comes from inside. It's all in the eyes."

Tara Reid, American Actress

30

"I think people need to understand that with plays and with cinema, when you hear about it, call and get a ticket then or go and see it then. It's especially with the play, which I can do because it's a limited run."

"I think people need to understand that with plays and with cinema, when you hear about it, call and get a ticket then or go and see it then. It's especially with the play, which I can do because it's a limited run."

Alfre Woodard, American Actress

People, Cinema, Play

30

"When I'm on tour, I'm in a new city every single night, and the energy and the crowds and the kids and the screaming and them knowing every single word of my music and being onstage is such an energetic feeling with a big payoff."

"When I'm on tour, I'm in a new city every single night, and the energy and the crowds and the kids and the screaming and them knowing every single word of my music and being onstage is such an energetic feeling with a big payoff."

Hilary Duff, American Actress

Music, Being, Crowds, Energy

30

"And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years."

"And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years."

Lynn Redgrave, British Actress

30

"Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery."

"Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery."

Gates McFadden, American Actress

Life, Information, Misery, Television

30

"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."

"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."

Jill Clayburgh, American Actress

Woman, Women, Optimism, Dancing, Individuality

30

"You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it."

"You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it."

Julianne Moore, American Actress

Truth, Comedy, Drama, Responsibility

30

"Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child."

"Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child."

Amanda Burton, Irish Actress

30

"In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything."

"In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything."

Molly Parker, Canadian Actress

Life, People, First, Saying

30

"I never had that reputation of being not accessible."

"I never had that reputation of being not accessible."

Lauren Holly, American Actress

Being, Reputation

30

"Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand."

"Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand."

Ilka Chase, American Actress

Family, Men, Name, Woman

30

"It may be unfair of me but I do feel I know it."

"It may be unfair of me but I do feel I know it."

Tilda Swinton, English Actress

30

"Vary the pace... is one of the foundations of all good acting."

"Vary the pace... is one of the foundations of all good acting."

Ellen Terry, English Actress

30

"It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it."

"It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

Funny, Work, Bizarre, Clothes

30

"After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone."

"After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone."

Alfre Woodard, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Years

30

"I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after."

"I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after."

Molly Shannon, American Actress

Time, School, Struggle

30

"Usually when you're working is when people want you to work. They don't want you as much when you're not working. That's the frustrating nature of our business."

"Usually when you're working is when people want you to work. They don't want you as much when you're not working. That's the frustrating nature of our business."

Faith Ford, American Actress

Business, Nature, Work, People

30

"You need to eat normally and healthfully, and you need to exercise. I'm so passionate about this because I think people spend their lives not happy in their bodies."

"You need to eat normally and healthfully, and you need to exercise. I'm so passionate about this because I think people spend their lives not happy in their bodies."

Courtney Thorne Smith, American Actress

People, Exercise

30

"In Wales, it's eight different weathers in a day."

"In Wales, it's eight different weathers in a day."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

30

"I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread."

"I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Mom, Life, Daughter

30

"It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on."

"It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on."

Jena Malone, American Actress

Life, Decisions, Perspective

30

"When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up."

"When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up."

Lili Taylor, American Actress

30

"Your regrets aren't what you did, but what you didn't do. So I take every opportunity."

"Your regrets aren't what you did, but what you didn't do. So I take every opportunity."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

30

"I am a film buff."

"I am a film buff."

Carol Lynley, American Actress

30

"I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a director's medium. You can't edit something out on stage. It's there."

"I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a director's medium. You can't edit something out on stage. It's there."

Kim Cattrall, English Actress

Actor, Film, Theater

30

"Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men."

"Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

Men, People, Obsession

30

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

30

"I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic."

"I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic."

Natasha Richardson, British Actress

Work, Father, Daughter, People

30

"If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important."

"If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important."

Linda Blair, American Actress

Travel, Children, Kids, Talk

30

"I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair."

"I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

Character, Hair, Play

30

"I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two."

"I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two."

Ava Gardner, American Actress

Marriage, Life, End, Husbands

30

"My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on."

"My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

Mother, Anxiety, Attention, Suicide

30

"I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams."

"I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams."

Marilu Henner, American Actress

Life, Control, Care, Losing

30

"When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with."

"When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

30

"We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors."

"We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors."

Glenn Close, American Actress

Woman, Women, Books, Talk

30

"Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with."

"Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with."

Patricia Arquette, American Actress

Life, Marriage, Thinking, Want

30

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