Quotes by Actress | Beyond Motive 209/233

top of page

Quotes by Actress

"Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal."

"Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

People, Actor, Being

27

"An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast."

"An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it fast."

Carol Kane, American Actress

Time, Actor, Running

27

"You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student."

"You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

Being, Learning

27

"I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people."

"I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people."

Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress

27

"They're definitely having their moment now because they know how to work the system, and I know I have to be that way, too, in order to succeed. But it's never been more frustrating for me."

"They're definitely having their moment now because they know how to work the system, and I know I have to be that way, too, in order to succeed. But it's never been more frustrating for me."

Rose McGowan, American Actress

Work, Now, Order, Succeed

27

"You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!"

"You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!"

Brett Somers, Canadian Actress

Famous, Personality, Television

27

"I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years."

"I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years."

Persis Khambatta, Indian Actress

27

"There were a lot of times I wondered if I was deluding myself. I had nothing else to fall back on, but I never enjoyed anything else."

"There were a lot of times I wondered if I was deluding myself. I had nothing else to fall back on, but I never enjoyed anything else."

Edie Falco, American Actress

27

"I've helped people get rid of headaches by placing my hand on their forehead, and backaches by placing my hand on their back. It's a powerful example of love that really works."

"I've helped people get rid of headaches by placing my hand on their forehead, and backaches by placing my hand on their back. It's a powerful example of love that really works."

Shelley Long, American Actress

Love, People, Example

27

"Unfortunately, most college kids these days aren't coming from any place-they seem to ask the same kind of questions over and over again."

"Unfortunately, most college kids these days aren't coming from any place-they seem to ask the same kind of questions over and over again."

Sandra Bernhard, American Actress

College, Kids, Questions

27

"I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince."

"I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince."

Julie Harris, American Actress

27

"George Pal had total control, and he was there on the set every day. You never met a more charming man in your entire lifetime - what a lovely gentleman."

"George Pal had total control, and he was there on the set every day. You never met a more charming man in your entire lifetime - what a lovely gentleman."

Ann Robinson, American Actress

Control, Day, Gentleman

27

"I want to make films that make a difference. I want to be out and hope that that will make things better for gay people and for myself. I hope one day I can start to make the kind of projects or be involved with kind of projects that can really make a difference."

"I want to make films that make a difference. I want to be out and hope that that will make things better for gay people and for myself. I hope one day I can start to make the kind of projects or be involved with kind of projects that can really make a difference."

Jill Bennett, American Actress

People, Hope, Day, Difference

27

"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."

"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."

Marcia Cross, American Actress

Father, Dad, People, Living, Problems

27

"I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me."

"I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me."

Bea Arthur, American Actress

Woman, Women, Pressure, Public

27

"I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot."

"I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot."

Judy Garland, American Actress

27

"I think here in America the space programme was such an enticing thing to be going on, that the thought of a family being able to go into space and live up there was really kind of mind-bending at the time."

"I think here in America the space programme was such an enticing thing to be going on, that the thought of a family being able to go into space and live up there was really kind of mind-bending at the time."

Angela Cartwright, British Actress

Family, Time, Thought, America

27

"This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth."

"This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth."

Lee Grant, American Actress

27

"You only can get out of your challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within...A greater passion, a greater commitment and a greater life. You can begin today."

"You only can get out of your challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within...A greater passion, a greater commitment and a greater life. You can begin today."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Change, Self, Passion, Growth

27

"We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to."

"We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to."

Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress

27

"It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting."

"It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting."

Margaret Hamilton, American Actress

27

"My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy."

"My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy."

Kim Novak, American Actress

Time, Thought, Day, First

27

"Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person."

"Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

27

"Of all the movies I've done in my life, the one where I play a crazy awful psycho woman finds me my husband."

"Of all the movies I've done in my life, the one where I play a crazy awful psycho woman finds me my husband."

Bridgette Wilson, American Actress

Movies, Life, Husband, Play

27

"A "No Excuses mindset in your family stems directly from your personal growth. If you are not growing as a person, the first impact will affect your family."

"A "No Excuses mindset in your family stems directly from your personal growth. If you are not growing as a person, the first impact will affect your family."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Family, Growth, Mindset, Responsibility

27

"He was so good with the kids on the set. He just knew exactly how to handle them. The baby would cry and Vin would hold him and do all these weird sounds and the baby would stop crying. It was really cute."

"He was so good with the kids on the set. He just knew exactly how to handle them. The baby would cry and Vin would hold him and do all these weird sounds and the baby would stop crying. It was really cute."

Brittany Snow, American Actress

Baby, Cute, Kids

27

"Going through this musical experience really helped us to understand the core of the film."

"Going through this musical experience really helped us to understand the core of the film."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Experience, Film

27

"I had an amazing experience working with great people. I had a great family, a typical family with drama in certain areas, and that's pretty much everywhere in everyone's life."

"I had an amazing experience working with great people. I had a great family, a typical family with drama in certain areas, and that's pretty much everywhere in everyone's life."

Tina Yothers, American Actress

Experience, Family, Life, People

27

"I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately."

"I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately."

Molly Ringwald, American Actress

Being, France, Mistakes, Teenagers

27

"But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress."

"But I love how people who are musical, they know how to dress."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

Love, People, Dress

27

"I've been very lucky. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't really have the drive to sell myself. Fortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job."

"I've been very lucky. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't really have the drive to sell myself. Fortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job."

Blythe Danner, American Actress

27

"If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back."

"If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back."

Stephanie Zimbalist, American Actress

27

"It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I'm not there to be on my own. And if I'm going to be with these people, I'd best be interested in their work."

"It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I'm not there to be on my own. And if I'm going to be with these people, I'd best be interested in their work."

Mary McDonnell, American Actress

Work, People, Project, Years

27

"We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to."

"We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to."

Bette Davis, American Actress

End, Stars, Want

27

"If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different."

"If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different."

Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress

People, Feeling

26

"There was mental and physical abuse in my family."

"There was mental and physical abuse in my family."

Erin Moran, American Actress

26

"I think that all of us are 5-year-olds and we don't want to be embarrassed in the schoolyard."

"I think that all of us are 5-year-olds and we don't want to be embarrassed in the schoolyard."

Helen Hunt, American Actress

26

"I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather."

"I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

People, Care, Weather

26

"I get her to school, we do homework at night, and at this age, their social calendars are really quite hectic. She's not driving yet, so I end up chauffeuring her around."

"I get her to school, we do homework at night, and at this age, their social calendars are really quite hectic. She's not driving yet, so I end up chauffeuring her around."

Charlene Tilton, American Actress

Age, Driving, End, Night

26

"Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me."

"Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me."

Lena Horne, American Actress

Peace, Time, Heart, Influence

26

"I was a tomboy and I didn't have a bunch of brothers but I always wanted them and so I sort of adopted a few of my great friends to be my brother."

"I was a tomboy and I didn't have a bunch of brothers but I always wanted them and so I sort of adopted a few of my great friends to be my brother."

Olivia Wilde, American Actress

Brother, Brothers, Friends

26

"To this day, I don't know what shapes a Hollywood career."

"To this day, I don't know what shapes a Hollywood career."

Dorothy McGuire, American Actress

Career, Day, Hollywood

26

"I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can."

"I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can."

Franka Potente, German Actress

Work, Feelings, Job, Want

26

"When I did get home this last time, we had all these plans to go out. And then we hardly stepped outside because the time together seemed too precious."

"When I did get home this last time, we had all these plans to go out. And then we hardly stepped outside because the time together seemed too precious."

Emily Watson, English Actress

26

"The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there."

"The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there."

Betty Grable, American Actress

Woman, Women, Practice

26

"You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out."

"You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out."

Charlene Tilton, American Actress

Business, Self, Sense

26

"Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time."

"Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time."

Miranda Otto, Australian Actress

Time, Work, Actors

26

"These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like."

"These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like."

Catherine Keener, American Actress

People, Famous, Want

26

"I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet."

"I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet."

Natasha Richardson, British Actress

Work, Hollywood

26

"Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it."

"Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it."

Jill Bennett, American Actress

Love, Art, Acting

26

bottom of page