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"The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step."

"The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step."

Calista Flockhart, American Actress

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"I couldn't believe they were saying I put a horrible fake plastic bosom over scars I was trying to heal and keep it in place with a tight bra, which could stop my blood flow, just so I could fit into my clothes."

"I couldn't believe they were saying I put a horrible fake plastic bosom over scars I was trying to heal and keep it in place with a tight bra, which could stop my blood flow, just so I could fit into my clothes."

Koo Stark, American Actress

Blood, Clothes, Saying, Trying

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"Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird."

"Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

Success, People, Quiet, Self

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"Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money."

"Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money."

Renee Zellweger, American Actress

Money, Being, Film

7

"I'm so lucky to be in a situation that I can always have my daughter with me."

"I'm so lucky to be in a situation that I can always have my daughter with me."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

7

"Working in the entertainment industry exposes me to every current cosmetic fad."

"Working in the entertainment industry exposes me to every current cosmetic fad."

Connie Sellecca, American Actress

7

"I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."

"I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."

Shirley MacLaine, American Actress

Life, Purpose, Fun, Now

7

"It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people."

"It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

People, Character, Fighting

7

"There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in."

"There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in."

Helen Hayes, American Actress

Bed, Christmas, First, Parting

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"I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished."

"I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished."

Famke Janssen, Dutch Actress

Work, People, Actors, Disappointment

7

"Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place."

"Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place."

Claire Forlani, English Actress

7

"I get to pretend I'm flying into space, and hang out with my friends. That's what I do for a living."

"I get to pretend I'm flying into space, and hang out with my friends. That's what I do for a living."

Jeri Ryan, American Actress

Flying, Friends, Living, Space

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"I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart."

"I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

7

"I don't worry whether the period is contemporary or three hundred years ago. Human beings are all alike."

"I don't worry whether the period is contemporary or three hundred years ago. Human beings are all alike."

Genevieve Bujold, Canadian Actress

7

"Actually, the kids at school don't treat me any differently at all just because I'm on television."

"Actually, the kids at school don't treat me any differently at all just because I'm on television."

Beverley Mitchell, American Actress

Kids, School, Television

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"It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you."

"It's a comedy thriller, brilliantly written and it's full of twists and turns at every page. When I was reading it I was desperate to get to the end to find out what happens, it really hooks you."

Louise Jameson, British Actress

Comedy, End, Reading

7

"What, I sometimes wonder, would it be like if I lived in a country where winter is a matter of a few chilly days and a few weeks' rain; where the sun is never far away, and the flowers bloom all year long?"

"What, I sometimes wonder, would it be like if I lived in a country where winter is a matter of a few chilly days and a few weeks' rain; where the sun is never far away, and the flowers bloom all year long?"

Anna Neagle, English Actress

Country, Flowers, Rain, Sun

7

"I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback."

"I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback."

Pam Grier, American Actress

7

"What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?"

"What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?"

Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress

Beauty, Art, Joy, Poverty

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"I've got more junk in the trunk than most 5-foot-1 blonde girls, and I like it."

"I've got more junk in the trunk than most 5-foot-1 blonde girls, and I like it."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

7

"All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent."

"All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Talent, Fiction

7

"God only knows what else is on the web about me."

"God only knows what else is on the web about me."

Illeana Douglas, American Actress

7

"Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God."

"Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God."

Judy Davis, Australian Actress

Men, Women, God, Ideas

7

"Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation."

"Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation."

Ida Lupino, English Actress

7

"I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next to me."

"I may be the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next to me."

Elisabeth Shue, American Actress

7

"The truth is you can have a great marriage, but there are still no guarantees."

"The truth is you can have a great marriage, but there are still no guarantees."

Demi Moore, American Actress

Marriage, Truth

7

"The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends."

"The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends."

Shirley MacLaine, American Actress

People, Fear, Friends, Strangers

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"Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world."

"Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world."

Katie Holmes, American Actress

Care, Friends, Man, World

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"It is great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people."

"It is great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people."

Pamela Anderson, American Actress

People, Expectations

7

"My dad heard of a studio on the radio, and it was advertised as a place for kids to meet kids, and it was actually a studio, and that's where I met my manager and agent."

"My dad heard of a studio on the radio, and it was advertised as a place for kids to meet kids, and it was actually a studio, and that's where I met my manager and agent."

Mila Kunis, American Actress

Father, Dad, Manager, Kids

7

"Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother."

"Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

7

"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

7

"Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20's, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to one's imagination."

"Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20's, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to one's imagination."

Pola Negri, Polish Actress

Imagination, Sex, Saying, Taste

7

"Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love."

"Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love."

Candace Cameron, American Actress

7

"He's my favorite! He wrote and produced, and starred in and cast all of his movies! Can you imagine? I get really excited when I talk about Charlie Chaplin."

"He's my favorite! He wrote and produced, and starred in and cast all of his movies! Can you imagine? I get really excited when I talk about Charlie Chaplin."

Emma Stone, American Actress

7

"The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough."

"The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough."

Fay Wray, American Actress

7

"By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light."

"By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Home, Time, Eyes, Light

7

"We're all with Friends until Friends dies. If one of us goes, we all go. One of us wouldn't leave. It wouldn't be the show it is without each of us."

"We're all with Friends until Friends dies. If one of us goes, we all go. One of us wouldn't leave. It wouldn't be the show it is without each of us."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

Friendship, Friends

7

"I'm not acting, but I am acting."

"I'm not acting, but I am acting."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

7

"When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are."

"When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

Religion, Science, Life, Belief

7

"I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience."

"I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

Experience, People, Fame, Glory

7

"Things that go on at Happy Times are very funny this year, and if you were watching last year, some of the people you saw then as basically extras emerge as real characters in their own right this season, at least to some degree."

"Things that go on at Happy Times are very funny this year, and if you were watching last year, some of the people you saw then as basically extras emerge as real characters in their own right this season, at least to some degree."

Ellen Muth, American Actress

Funny, People, Right

7

"Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent."

"Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent."

Sharon Tate, American Actress

Ocean, Ugliness, Ugly

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"I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter."

"I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter."

Soleil Moon Frye, American Actress

Ability, Gifts, Laughter, Television

7

"To play a bag woman is brave for any woman."

"To play a bag woman is brave for any woman."

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

7

"I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was."

"I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Heart, Gay, Woman

7

"The competition is so fierce once you become an adult. I'll probably move on to something else."

"The competition is so fierce once you become an adult. I'll probably move on to something else."

Jodie Sweetin, American Actress

7

"Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them."

"Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

Buddhism, Effect, World

7

"I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician."

"I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician."

Angela Lansbury, American Actress

Mother, Talent, London

7

"I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you."

"I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you."

Joan Blondell, American Actress

Beauty, Talent, Longevity

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