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"There was a time when I used to live in Spain that it went really crazy with drugs and stuff like that."

"There was a time when I used to live in Spain that it went really crazy with drugs and stuff like that."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

Time, Drugs, Spain

25

"When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film."

"When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

25

"I had to have my first kiss in front of, like, a hundred people. I didn't know what to do. So my sisters told me to, like, practice on a pillow, you know? But it didn't kiss me back so I didn't know what to expect."

"I had to have my first kiss in front of, like, a hundred people. I didn't know what to do. So my sisters told me to, like, practice on a pillow, you know? But it didn't kiss me back so I didn't know what to expect."

Lacey Chabert, American Actress

Kiss, People, First, Practice

25

"I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman."

"I'd hopefully work through all my issues with men first so then I'd be okay being with a woman."

Dana Plato, American Actress

Men, Work, Being, First

25

"Up until doing this movie, I hadn't really paid a huge amount of attention to those genres, but after finishing this movie, it really gave me a different sense of appreciation of the way the movies play out."

"Up until doing this movie, I hadn't really paid a huge amount of attention to those genres, but after finishing this movie, it really gave me a different sense of appreciation of the way the movies play out."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Movies, Appreciation, Attention, Play

24

"I'm an old-fashioned girl."

"I'm an old-fashioned girl."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

24

"I smoke all the time, one after the other."

"I smoke all the time, one after the other."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

24

"Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing."

"Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

Love, Habit, Acting, Effort

24

"I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday. If I think too much, it kind of freaks me out."

"I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday. If I think too much, it kind of freaks me out."

Pamela Anderson, American Actress

Present, Yesterday

24

"You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years."

"You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years."

Bebe Neuwirth, American Actress

Dance, Dancing, Fun, Now, Risk

23

"I never act my characters - I am them."

"I never act my characters - I am them."

Drew Barrymore, American Actress

23

"My goal is, of course, for this show to do well, and I would love it if people liked it."

"My goal is, of course, for this show to do well, and I would love it if people liked it."

Julia Louis Dreyfus, American Actress

Love, People, Goal

23

"I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way."

"I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

23

"I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet."

"I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet."

Sally Field, American Actress

23

"I mean, I'm new but I've always been very interested in film making process and I've been lucky enough to work with film makers in my past that have been very encouraging to let me hang around. I get so emotionally vested - that the producer part of me was natural."

"I mean, I'm new but I've always been very interested in film making process and I've been lucky enough to work with film makers in my past that have been very encouraging to let me hang around. I get so emotionally vested - that the producer part of me was natural."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

Work, Encouraging, Film, Past

22

"I love sitting down and talking to people. CNBC gave me a chance to do it in a way that I liked. They gave me a chance to also develop the skills to learn from my mistakes."

"I love sitting down and talking to people. CNBC gave me a chance to do it in a way that I liked. They gave me a chance to also develop the skills to learn from my mistakes."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

Love, People, Chance, Mistakes

22

"Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally."

"Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

Country, Countries, Crime, Murder, Punishment

22

"I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order."

"I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order."

Connie Nielsen, Danish Actress

22

"If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex."

"If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex."

Liv Ullmann, Norwegian Actress

Sex, Values, Difference, Liv Ullman

22

"My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet."

"My new movie, Fools Rush In, is a romantic comedy and the girl I play in that is very warm, very sweet."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

Comedy, Fools, Play, Romantic

22

"Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers."

"Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers."

Patricia Velasquez, Venezuelan Actress

22

"We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months."

"We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months."

Lacey Chabert, American Actress

London, Months, Space

22

"The more I see of men, the more I like dogs."

"The more I see of men, the more I like dogs."

Clara Bow, American Actress

22

"At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls."

"At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

Home, Dress, Girls, Play

22

"When I was a kid, my dream was to be a farmer and marry Charlie Brown. I wanted to rescue him and make him happy. Besides, he was always lusting after the little redhead girl."

"When I was a kid, my dream was to be a farmer and marry Charlie Brown. I wanted to rescue him and make him happy. Besides, he was always lusting after the little redhead girl."

Alicia Witt, American Actress

22

"In my first movie, That Night, with Juliette Lewis, I had a scene with two other girls where we applied a cream to our chests to make our breasts grow. I was 10."

"In my first movie, That Night, with Juliette Lewis, I had a scene with two other girls where we applied a cream to our chests to make our breasts grow. I was 10."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

First, Girls, Night

22

"I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women."

"I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women."

Amber Tamblyn, American Actress

Woman, Women, Day, End

22

"Toots said to me, 'I gotta hand it to him, thought, when he got into the big money, he came by and handed me the cash, saying, 'Here's what I'm sure I owe you.'"

"Toots said to me, 'I gotta hand it to him, thought, when he got into the big money, he came by and handed me the cash, saying, 'Here's what I'm sure I owe you.'"

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

Money, Thought, Saying

22

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair."

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

Beauty, Clothes, Hair, Woman

22

"It's great playing someone who is not like me at all. I'm really a nice girl, so it's fun to be a bitch, then come home and be myself again. When I meet people now, they're surprised that I'm a good person."

"It's great playing someone who is not like me at all. I'm really a nice girl, so it's fun to be a bitch, then come home and be myself again. When I meet people now, they're surprised that I'm a good person."

Rachel Bilson, American Actress

Home, People, Fun, Now

21

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

21

"We've had some really good guest stars. But I have to go with Alec Baldwin as my favorite. He is so neat and such a movie star. He's handsome and quirky. I was in heaven the week he was on the set."

"We've had some really good guest stars. But I have to go with Alec Baldwin as my favorite. He is so neat and such a movie star. He's handsome and quirky. I was in heaven the week he was on the set."

Nikki Cox, American Actress

Favorite, Guest, Heaven, Stars

21

"When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son."

"When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son."

Ellen Barkin, American Actress

Mother, Son, Eyes

21

"I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one."

"I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one."

Nastassja Kinski, German Actress

Disappointment,

21

"I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it."

"I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it."

Dianne Wiest, American Actress

Film, Kids, Priorities, Want

21

"I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies."

"I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies."

Julia Roberts, American Actress

Movies, Kissing

21

"I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks."

"I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks."

Florence Henderson, American Actress

Age, Women, Mom, Daughter

21

"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion."

"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

Being, Famous, Illusion, May

21

"In my day, people didn't do nude scenes. I mean they didn't exist."

"In my day, people didn't do nude scenes. I mean they didn't exist."

Claire Bloom, British Actress

21

"My favorite part of my appearance is my height. I'm five foot one and I feel feminine being small."

"My favorite part of my appearance is my height. I'm five foot one and I feel feminine being small."

Alanna Ubach, American Actress

Appearance, Being, Favorite

21

"I like a man who can run faster than I can."

"I like a man who can run faster than I can."

Jane Russell, American Actress

21

"I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay."

"I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Life, Career, Example, Gay

20

"I was in school studying civil engineering. A guy approached me on the street and said that I had a interesting look-very exotic. He told me I should try to be in the industry."

"I was in school studying civil engineering. A guy approached me on the street and said that I had a interesting look-very exotic. He told me I should try to be in the industry."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

Engineering, School

20

"Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, "Ugh, kids!" Maybe that will change when I get older."

"Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, "Ugh, kids!" Maybe that will change when I get older."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

Change, Love, Day, Fans

20

"Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do."

"Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

Encouragement, First, Woman, Wonder

20

"There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers."

"There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers."

Kate Winslet, British Actress

Home, Time, Moments

20

"I ran into Neal Patrick Harris recently. We were in something called The Purple People Eater. He was maybe 10, but he still remembered it as the worst experience of his life!"

"I ran into Neal Patrick Harris recently. We were in something called The Purple People Eater. He was maybe 10, but he still remembered it as the worst experience of his life!"

Peggy Lipton, American Actress

Experience, People

20

"I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread."

"I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

20

"I think part of that is to create an environment where it's like real life, where you don't really know what's going to happen to you in a certain scene."

"I think part of that is to create an environment where it's like real life, where you don't really know what's going to happen to you in a certain scene."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

Life, Environment

19

"I still find that a kind of stricture of the heart happens when I see any form of bigoted or racist behaviour. I get an actual pain in my heart."

"I still find that a kind of stricture of the heart happens when I see any form of bigoted or racist behaviour. I get an actual pain in my heart."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

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