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"I really don't like when things are all polished and perfect - the perfect love story and the hair is perfect."

"I really don't like when things are all polished and perfect - the perfect love story and the hair is perfect."

Marisa Tomei, American Actress

29

"The movies I'm in not a lot of people see, but it's alright."

"The movies I'm in not a lot of people see, but it's alright."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

29

"To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art."

"To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art."

Eleonora Duse, Italian Actress

Art, Knowledge, Help, Meaning

29

"I love working with a stylist but I also love having personal relationships with designers. A stylist is great for pulling together an entire outfit, accessories included, and for shaking me out of my comfort zone."

"I love working with a stylist but I also love having personal relationships with designers. A stylist is great for pulling together an entire outfit, accessories included, and for shaking me out of my comfort zone."

Elizabeth Banks, American Actress

Love, Comfort, Relationships, Zone

29

"Happiness attracts success. Happy people perform at a much higher level with less burnout, greater productivity, and more resilience. You can't win being unhappy."

"Happiness attracts success. Happy people perform at a much higher level with less burnout, greater productivity, and more resilience. You can't win being unhappy."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Success, Happiness, Performance, Resilience

29

"At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger."

"At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Anger, Time, People, Fear

29

"I've grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, it's very sad material, so there's always someone upset because it's really heavy stuff."

"I've grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, it's very sad material, so there's always someone upset because it's really heavy stuff."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

29

"I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions."

"I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

People, Public, Reality

28

"But John Landis wrote a good relationship which is really what the film's about. A very straightforward young woman who's very sure of herself and she meets a young man who needs some taking care of."

"But John Landis wrote a good relationship which is really what the film's about. A very straightforward young woman who's very sure of herself and she meets a young man who needs some taking care of."

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

Care, Film, Man, Needs

28

"One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it."

"One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it."

Faith Ford, American Actress

Animals, Care, Kids

28

"A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family."

"A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

Family, Support, Woman

28

"Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them."

"Fortunately, both television adaptations and the film I've been involved with are pieces of work that I'm proud of, so I'm very happy for people to focus on them."

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

Work, People, Film, Focus

28

"So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so."

"So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

28

"You know, when it was done originally, they always had to fight to keep it going at the end of each season. Now, The Odd Couple has become part of our language and culture."

"You know, when it was done originally, they always had to fight to keep it going at the end of each season. Now, The Odd Couple has become part of our language and culture."

Brett Somers, Canadian Actress

Culture, End, Fight, Language

28

"You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours."

"You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours."

Blythe Danner, American Actress

Movies, Discipline, Energy, Night

28

"I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I actually lost my journal during that time, oddly enough. I literally couldn't hold on to anything."

"I experienced a lot of loss after his death. I lost my city because of all the paparazzi descending upon us. I actually lost my journal during that time, oddly enough. I literally couldn't hold on to anything."

Michelle Williams, American Actress

Death, Time, Loss

28

"Your life changes. Everything has to be done perfectly, and I didn't follow that. I lived my life as if I wasn't in the public eye. I thought, 'I'm young. I have the right to experience new things, and if I want to go to a bar and get drunk, that's my prerogative.'"

"Your life changes. Everything has to be done perfectly, and I didn't follow that. I lived my life as if I wasn't in the public eye. I thought, 'I'm young. I have the right to experience new things, and if I want to go to a bar and get drunk, that's my prerogative.'"

Shannen Doherty, American Actress

Experience, Life, Thought, Eye

28

"For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down."

"For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down."

Julia Ormond, British Actress

Heart, Negative, Help

28

""10" was amazing! I had no career before "10" and then all of a sudden I was able to do pretty much whatever I was able to do in the business."

""10" was amazing! I had no career before "10" and then all of a sudden I was able to do pretty much whatever I was able to do in the business."

Bo Derek, American Actress

Business, Career, Pretty

28

"When a guy can make fun of you, thats attractive. Who knew that teasing could have so much power over women!"

"When a guy can make fun of you, thats attractive. Who knew that teasing could have so much power over women!"

Rachel Bilson, American Actress

28

"Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom."

"Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom."

Isabelle Adjani, French Actress

28

"If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work - then I was never an artist."

"If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work - then I was never an artist."

Ellen Terry, English Actress

Art, Life, Love, Work

28

"I find it almost comforting to count calories, because it makes me conscious of what I'm eating. But on Super Bowl Sunday, I thought, 'Surrender to it. It's nacho time.' Then I ate nothing but Doritos all day."

"I find it almost comforting to count calories, because it makes me conscious of what I'm eating. But on Super Bowl Sunday, I thought, 'Surrender to it. It's nacho time.' Then I ate nothing but Doritos all day."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

Time, Thought, Day, Eating

28

"I think people are always looking for a good comedy."

"I think people are always looking for a good comedy."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

28

"It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son."

"It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son."

Frances McDormand, American Actress

Son, Play, Support

28

"I'm just kind of taking whatever life gives me and hoping that I make the right decision."

"I'm just kind of taking whatever life gives me and hoping that I make the right decision."

Amy Smart, American Actress

Life, Decision, Right

28

"In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!"

"In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!"

Angie Dickinson, American Actress

28

"We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed."

"We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're all just doing the best we can and we're all trying to raise our kids and talk to them about everything that needs to be discussed."

Annette Bening, American Actress

Kids, Needs, Talk, Trying

28

"I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by."

"I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by."

Edie Falco, American Actress

Acting, Support, Years

28

"My nephews all look at me differently now. Before, they couldn't relate to me, and now I'm like a god."

"My nephews all look at me differently now. Before, they couldn't relate to me, and now I'm like a god."

Ruth Buzzi, American Actress

28

"But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of the film, because the film is really about the soul of Schubert and the soul of Bach."

"But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of the film, because the film is really about the soul of Schubert and the soul of Bach."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Music, Soul, Film

28

"Working with my husband, I thought we would be at each other. As close as we are, our styles are so different. But it didn't happen - we were surprised."

"Working with my husband, I thought we would be at each other. As close as we are, our styles are so different. But it didn't happen - we were surprised."

Julia Barr, American Actress

Thought, HusbThought

28

"Sarah is very strong. She's really intelligent and she's very physically capable. I like to put that into my own life as well."

"Sarah is very strong. She's really intelligent and she's very physically capable. I like to put that into my own life as well."

Yvonne Strahovski, Australian Actress

28

"You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative."

"You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

28

"If you've been told all your life that you're good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby - or even have depth."

"If you've been told all your life that you're good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby - or even have depth."

Brittany Daniel, American Actress

Life, People, Skill

28

"I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump around and there is something really nice for acting in a smaller film. But I think now, Hollywood's movies certainly involve a younger generation for the most part and so... I love going back and forth."

"I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump around and there is something really nice for acting in a smaller film. But I think now, Hollywood's movies certainly involve a younger generation for the most part and so... I love going back and forth."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Love, Movies, Acting, Film

28

"I find it very difficult to be two different characters at the same time - actress and mother."

"I find it very difficult to be two different characters at the same time - actress and mother."

Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress

28

"I'm getting a lot of roles as women who are very powerful. I think that's a reflection of me as a person."

"I'm getting a lot of roles as women who are very powerful. I think that's a reflection of me as a person."

Melinda Clarke, American Actress

Woman, Women, Reflection

28

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

"Well, I had said to my friends, it's going to be good, but I bet it's going to be cheesy in a way. And I didn't think that at all. It's so good and was just so funny."

Brittany Snow, American Actress

28

"I think to have done 'Titanic' would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel good about where my life is, now. I feel free and joyous and happy and more liberated than I have ever been."

"I think to have done 'Titanic' would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel good about where my life is, now. I feel free and joyous and happy and more liberated than I have ever been."

Fay Wray, American Actress

Experience, Life, Now

28

"Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me."

"Everybody told me to stay in Hollywood. This was the place they said I could have a big career. What they failed to mention was that no one would quite know what to do with me."

Persis Khambatta, Indian Actress

Career, Hollywood

28

"When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop."

"When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop."

Charlene Tilton, American Actress

28

"Both of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don't know. But it's natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion."

"Both of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don't know. But it's natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Love, Religion, God, Bible

28

"Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously."

"Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

People, Acting, Expression

28

"That's wonderful. And what did you do with the money?"

"That's wonderful. And what did you do with the money?"

Miriam Hopkins, American Actress

28

"We look in... Germany for a superstar. We began with 10,000 people, which applied. From these 10,000, 100 was selected. The jury is unbelievably competent."

"We look in... Germany for a superstar. We began with 10,000 people, which applied. From these 10,000, 100 was selected. The jury is unbelievably competent."

Michelle Hunziker, Swiss Actress

People, Germany, Jury

28

"I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck."

"I don't think it's necessarily healthy to go into relationships as a needy person. Better to go in with a full deck."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

Relationship, Relationships

28

"I hope I presented what I felt the woman seemed to be about, but I couldn't give any reason as to why she remained in the relationship other than that their relationship was very special."

"I hope I presented what I felt the woman seemed to be about, but I couldn't give any reason as to why she remained in the relationship other than that their relationship was very special."

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

Hope, Reason, Woman

28

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

"This is funny because I just had a job over the summer for VH1, a project I did called Strange Frequency where I got to play a Goth rock band singer."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

Funny, Job, Play, Project

28

"I figure this is my time - to relax, be with my family and have a normal life."

"I figure this is my time - to relax, be with my family and have a normal life."

Candace Cameron, American Actress

Family, Life, Time, Relax

28

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