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Quotes by Actress

"I don't believe things happen in vain. I believe they happen for a reason."

"I don't believe things happen in vain. I believe they happen for a reason."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

29

"No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama. Fight Club is a studio pic, and I've done very few of those. I've got a feeling it's going to change things for me."

"No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama. Fight Club is a studio pic, and I've done very few of those. I've got a feeling it's going to change things for me."

Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress

Change, People, Drama, Feeling

29

"If you don't love it, don't touch it."

"If you don't love it, don't touch it."

Jenifer Lewis, American Actress

29

"Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it."

"Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

Time, Insecurity

29

"Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are."

"Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are."

Bonnie Hunt, American Actress

Care, Company, Hollywood

29

"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."

"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."

Mary Mastrantonio, American Actress

Idea, Acting, Actors, Stars

29

"The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally."

"The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

29

"The best thing about New York is everything is available. Whatever you want, New York has got it!"

"The best thing about New York is everything is available. Whatever you want, New York has got it!"

Paige Davis, American Actress

29

"It's the same with people knowing absolutely everything there is to know about an actor. I actually think the more personal information you have about an actor, the more you have to carve out for yourself when you go to a movie and see them in it."

"It's the same with people knowing absolutely everything there is to know about an actor. I actually think the more personal information you have about an actor, the more you have to carve out for yourself when you go to a movie and see them in it."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

People, Actor, Information

29

"I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize."

"I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize."

Melinda Clarke, American Actress

29

"We've become much more casual and much more relaxed in social interactions, where there was a formality and maybe a kind of respect at that time that doesn't exist now."

"We've become much more casual and much more relaxed in social interactions, where there was a formality and maybe a kind of respect at that time that doesn't exist now."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

Time, Now, Respect

29

"The weaker partner in a marriage is the one who loves the most."

"The weaker partner in a marriage is the one who loves the most."

Eleanora Duse, Italian Actress

29

"I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino."

"I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino."

Debra Messing, American Actress

29

"To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it."

"To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it."

Ellen Burstyn, American Actress

29

"With a lot of kids in the business, the parents get as twisted as they do, and there's a lot of opportunities to go their own way, but anyone has that opportunity."

"With a lot of kids in the business, the parents get as twisted as they do, and there's a lot of opportunities to go their own way, but anyone has that opportunity."

Tina Yothers, American Actress

Business, Opportunity, Kids, Parents

29

"My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your bloodstream, it's always there. I love it."

"My parents were political, so it's definitely in my bones. Wherever I am, I always seem to get involved with politics. I think, once it's in your bloodstream, it's always there. I love it."

Saffron Burrows, English Actress

Love, Politics, Parents

29

"When there's an opportunity to do more, we must."

"When there's an opportunity to do more, we must."

Betty Buckley, American Actress

29

"People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's a kind of communication that if I spent 20 years in a living room with one of these people, I would never, never know as much about them as I do in that one day."

"People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's a kind of communication that if I spent 20 years in a living room with one of these people, I would never, never know as much about them as I do in that one day."

Lee Grant, American Actress

People, Communication, Day, Living

29

"Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it."

"Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

Conversation, Years

29

"I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses."

"I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses."

Rose Byrne, Australian Actress

Woman, Women, Competition, Solidarity, Support

29

"I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman."

"I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman."

Madeleine Stowe, American Actress

Experience, Feeling, Gentleman

29

"Yeah, I do feel badly sometimes, not for whose coming up and getting roles I'm not right for anymore but the people I compete with, who range from Uma Thurman on up."

"Yeah, I do feel badly sometimes, not for whose coming up and getting roles I'm not right for anymore but the people I compete with, who range from Uma Thurman on up."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

29

"You know, my hair is very upsetting to people, but it's upsetting on purpose. It is important to look old so that the young will not be afraid of dying. People don't like old women. We don't honor age in our society, and we certainly don't honor it in Hollywood."

"You know, my hair is very upsetting to people, but it's upsetting on purpose. It is important to look old so that the young will not be afraid of dying. People don't like old women. We don't honor age in our society, and we certainly don't honor it in Hollywood."

Tyne Daly, American Actress

Age, Society, Women, People

29

"Are you trying to manipulate me? It's working."

"Are you trying to manipulate me? It's working."

Bridget Moynahan, American Actress

29

"What am I doing in this silly showbiz life? I do wonder that sometimes."

"What am I doing in this silly showbiz life? I do wonder that sometimes."

Saffron Burrows, English Actress

Life, Silly, Wonder

29

"To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me."

"To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me."

Kristen Johnston, American Actress

29

"With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me."

"With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

Life, Talent, People, Attitude

29

"I can't wait to see The Grinch. It's so out of the world. Every time a movie like that comes out, I'm stoked. It's like real life."

"I can't wait to see The Grinch. It's so out of the world. Every time a movie like that comes out, I'm stoked. It's like real life."

Tina Yothers, American Actress

Life, Time, World

29

"Today, many people are engaging in same sex relationships and saying they are not gay."

"Today, many people are engaging in same sex relationships and saying they are not gay."

Pam Grier, American Actress

Sex, People, Gay, Relationships

29

"Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically I'm a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert."

"Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically I'm a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert."

Betty Buckley, American Actress

Man, Study, Years

29

"I was asked about doing a nude shoot for men's magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard."

"I was asked about doing a nude shoot for men's magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard."

Julie Walters, British Actress

29

"I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work."

"I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work."

Liv Tyler, American Actress

Work, Hard work, Trying

29

"I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse."

"I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

Woman, Women, Character, Abuse, Actions

29

"The Cosby years were a major part of my life, but it is the past; I don't really concentrate on it."

"The Cosby years were a major part of my life, but it is the past; I don't really concentrate on it."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Life, Past, Years

29

"I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal."

"I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal."

Nicole Richie, American Actress

29

"I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me."

"I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me."

Debbie Reynolds, American Actress

Movies, Thought, Day

29

"There are very few dance companies in the world and you have to be phenomenal. You have to not be injured. You have to have a really strong mind to deal with the dance world. People who can do it are amazing to me. You cannot have a life outside of dance."

"There are very few dance companies in the world and you have to be phenomenal. You have to not be injured. You have to have a really strong mind to deal with the dance world. People who can do it are amazing to me. You cannot have a life outside of dance."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Life, People, Dance, Mind

29

"Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart."

"Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart."

Beverley Mitchell, American Actress

Heart, Growing up

29

"A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution."

"A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution."

Fanny Kemble, English Actress

Woman, Women, Climate, Constitution, Existence

29

"I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You're not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You're supposed to be powdering yourself."

"I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You're not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You're supposed to be powdering yourself."

Debi Mazar, American Actress

People, Living, Makeup

29

"My big places to shop are Wal-Mart and Target - seriously. That is where half of my stuff comes from now."

"My big places to shop are Wal-Mart and Target - seriously. That is where half of my stuff comes from now."

Kelly Preston, American Actress

29

"I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people."

"I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people."

Bryce Dallas Howard, American Actress

Life, Society, People, Comfort

29

"I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other."

"I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

Love, Work, Life

29

"I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids."

"I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids."

Kelly Preston, American Actress

29

"I wanted to star in a western opposite Robert Redford. That was my plan for my life."

"I wanted to star in a western opposite Robert Redford. That was my plan for my life."

Dyan Cannon, American Actress

29

"I wanted to write something from a child's viewpoint... Five of the characters I have played in movies have either been abused or became abusers, themselves, and I just kind of felt like there was a need."

"I wanted to write something from a child's viewpoint... Five of the characters I have played in movies have either been abused or became abusers, themselves, and I just kind of felt like there was a need."

Meg Tilly, American Actress

29

"Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do."

"Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do."

Sherilyn Fenn, American Actress

29

"Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country."

"Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

29

"A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful."

"A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Courage, Discipline, Integrity, Woman

29

"I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easily. I never get recognized."

"I think I would make a good spy. I can sort of be a chameleon. People don't notice me very easily. I never get recognized."

Dana Delany, American Actress

29

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