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"The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It's constantly shifting."

"The challenging thing is that we go home after doing the run-through and the writers stay there working, so sometimes I get script changes delivered to me at midnight. It's constantly shifting."

Jillian Bach, American Actress

Home, Midnight, Writers

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"Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies."

"Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies."

Helen Mirren, British Actress

People, Churches, Want

28

"Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes."

"Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes."

Yasmine Bleeth, American Actress

28

"It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?"

"It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?"

Julia Louis Dreyfus, American Actress

Woman, Women, Work, Friends, Hell

28

"You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have."

"You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have."

Naomi Watts, English Actress

Peace, Harmony, Key

28

"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries."

"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries."

Michelle Hunziker, Swiss Actress

Country, Countries, Germany, Italy, Stress

28

"The way to my heart is by being truthful and spontaneous."

"The way to my heart is by being truthful and spontaneous."

Michelle Trachtenberg, American Actress

28

"I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much."

"I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much."

Ione Skye, English Actress

Life, Perception, Class, Now

28

"It's such a pleasurable experience to look back, and all of the fun I had just comes rushing back."

"It's such a pleasurable experience to look back, and all of the fun I had just comes rushing back."

Jenna Elfman, American Actress

Experience, Fun

28

"We all have the DNA of an entrepreneur.Some are building their own dreams.While most are building other people's dreams. Entrepreneurs are Dream Builders. Are you building yours?"

"We all have the DNA of an entrepreneur.Some are building their own dreams.While most are building other people's dreams. Entrepreneurs are Dream Builders. Are you building yours?"

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Entrepreneurship, Dream, Work, Creativity

28

"As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive."

"As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive."

Mary Mastrantonio, American Actress

Acting, Film, Measure

28

"The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute in this business - is that a lot of people don't realize that they have power. Particularly actors."

"The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute in this business - is that a lot of people don't realize that they have power. Particularly actors."

Lili Taylor, American Actress

Business, Power, People, Actors

28

"I've grown up with dogs and love dogs."

"I've grown up with dogs and love dogs."

Stephanie Zimbalist, American Actress

28

"You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't wanna wander from the stable at night."

"You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't wanna wander from the stable at night."

Betty Grable, American Actress

Man, May, Night

28

"I think I can try the film world out for a while."

"I think I can try the film world out for a while."

Kristanna Loken, American Actress

28

"One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good."

"One thing about me, as far as my career is concerned, is that I'm very confident. I know I'm good."

Persis Khambatta, Indian Actress

28

"I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal."

"I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Men, Nature, Acceptance

28

"I was a loner in high school. I keep to myself, but I love life."

"I was a loner in high school. I keep to myself, but I love life."

Clea Duvall, American Actress

Life, Love, School

28

"As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life."

"As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Funny, Life, Absurdity, Comedy

28

"I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity."

"I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity."

Gilda Radner, American Actress

Love, Creativity

28

"Heaven and earth! How is it that bodies join but never meet?"

"Heaven and earth! How is it that bodies join but never meet?"

Beah Richards, American Actress

28

"I am not a sound bite person. I prefer to run at the mouth."

"I am not a sound bite person. I prefer to run at the mouth."

Marina Sirtis, British Actress

28

"My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that."

"My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

Feelings, Feeling, May, Voice

28

"At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did."

"At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

28

"I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go."

"I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

Acting, Theatre

28

"When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side."

"When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side."

Elizabeth Banks, American Actress

28

"You can't trust the internet."

"You can't trust the internet."

Nicolette Sheridan, British Actress

Trust, Internet

28

"I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world."

"I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world."

Blythe Danner, American Actress

Hope, Children, World

28

"Animals mean everything to me. We have to be their voice and protectors."

"Animals mean everything to me. We have to be their voice and protectors."

Shannon Elizabeth, American Actress

28

"I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist."

"I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist."

Marisa Tomei, American Actress

28

"I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is."

"I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is."

Millicent Martin, English Actress

28

"I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable."

"I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

Experience, Business, Thought, Learning

28

"I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult."

"I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult."

Deidre Hall, American Actress

People, Learning, May

28

"I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices."

"I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices."

Betty Buckley, American Actress

28

"That's the main reason I gave up my career after John was born and I was pregnant with Andrew. I could not handle going away day after day. The thought of going away before they got up and coming back after they were in bed was intolerable."

"That's the main reason I gave up my career after John was born and I was pregnant with Andrew. I could not handle going away day after day. The thought of going away before they got up and coming back after they were in bed was intolerable."

Louise Fletcher, American Actress

Thought, Bed, Career, Day

28

"Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened since I was four. It's like going to an analyst."

"Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened since I was four. It's like going to an analyst."

Judy Holliday, American Actress

28

"You don't have to tell anybody a damn thing you don't want to."

"You don't have to tell anybody a damn thing you don't want to."

Mink Stole, American Actress

28

"No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth."

"No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth."

Ellen Terry, English Actress

Loss, Skill, Youth

28

"I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises."

"I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

Movies, Actor, Regret, Surprises

28

"I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him."

"I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him."

Marcia Cross, American Actress

Mother, Wife, Right

28

"My character Lena is somebody who responds to people in a very simple way. I didn't have to take myself off to a darkened room to concentrate, I just had to try and be open. It's an interesting, subtle relationship."

"My character Lena is somebody who responds to people in a very simple way. I didn't have to take myself off to a darkened room to concentrate, I just had to try and be open. It's an interesting, subtle relationship."

Emily Watson, English Actress

People, Character, Open

28

"Oddly enough, George Pal always began and ended something with The Bible. All his pictures had a religious undertone. God was always there, protecting us."

"Oddly enough, George Pal always began and ended something with The Bible. All his pictures had a religious undertone. God was always there, protecting us."

Ann Robinson, American Actress

God, Bible, Religious

28

"The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of films and theatre."

"The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of films and theatre."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Character, Purpose, Interest, Theatre

28

"Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy."

"Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy."

Lauren Bacall, American Actress

28

"I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model."

"I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model."

Donna Mills, American Actress

Woman, Women, Mail

28

"I don't know if I would've had the opportunity to be on 'Wizards of Waverly Place' if it weren't for my heritage. I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!"

"I don't know if I would've had the opportunity to be on 'Wizards of Waverly Place' if it weren't for my heritage. I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!"

Selena Gomez, American Actress

Opportunity, Day, End

28

"If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family."

"If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family."

Donna Reed, American Actress

Family, Health, Power, Money

28

"I didn't plan to act, but I'm glad I'm doing it - and I just want to keep getting better."

"I didn't plan to act, but I'm glad I'm doing it - and I just want to keep getting better."

Meg Tilly, American Actress

28

"The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her."

"The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her."

Lacey Chabert, American Actress

28

"I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home."

"I'm a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it's like my home."

Sarah Sutton, British Actress

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