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"I own four copies of Robin WIlliams's Live on Broadway comedy special for HBO. One in Wilmington, one in L.A., one in my trailer, and one at my parents' house. I can watch it over and over again and it never gets old. He is the funniest, wittiest man on the planet!"

"I own four copies of Robin WIlliams's Live on Broadway comedy special for HBO. One in Wilmington, one in L.A., one in my trailer, and one at my parents' house. I can watch it over and over again and it never gets old. He is the funniest, wittiest man on the planet!"

Sophia Bush, American Actress

Comedy, Man, Old, Parents

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"I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free."

"I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Life, People, Guilt, Hurt

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"There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well."

"There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

Love, Mom, Friend, Being

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"I grew up in a very open-minded family. My father died when I was very little, so my mother was really, really incredibly busy trying to provide for us."

"I grew up in a very open-minded family. My father died when I was very little, so my mother was really, really incredibly busy trying to provide for us."

Sonia Braga, Brazilian Actress

Family, Mother, Father, Open

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"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

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"This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign."

"This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

Beauty, First, Old, Years

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"My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days."

"My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

45

"After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over."

"After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

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"I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did."

"I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

Mother, Hope, Flirting

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"You know, I grew up with brothers so I'm used to being the only girl."

"You know, I grew up with brothers so I'm used to being the only girl."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Being, Brothers

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"I had a career for 25 years in Australia before I ever came to the United States."

"I had a career for 25 years in Australia before I ever came to the United States."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Career, states, United, Years

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"Now that we have a democracy and you can go back and the airport air is not laden with evil any more, you can actually breathe oxygen when you land in Johannesburg."

"Now that we have a democracy and you can go back and the airport air is not laden with evil any more, you can actually breathe oxygen when you land in Johannesburg."

Janet Suzman, South African Actress

Democracy, Evil, Land, Now

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"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there."

"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there."

Meryl Streep, American Actress

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"As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair."

"As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair."

Lauren Graham, American Actress

Politics, Father, Thought, Conservative

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"Theatre can't be done again and again and again and again - it's organic."

"Theatre can't be done again and again and again and again - it's organic."

Kim Cattrall, English Actress

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"I'm an old-fashioned girl."

"I'm an old-fashioned girl."

Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican Actress

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"The curtains would open and it would be just her standing in some ludicrous pose, like Aphrodite."

"The curtains would open and it would be just her standing in some ludicrous pose, like Aphrodite."

Lesley-Anne Down, British Actress

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"Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set, but I get him in bed everyday."

"Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set, but I get him in bed everyday."

Melanie Griffith, American Actress

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"I was terrified. My first week, walking around in a teeny bikini, I kept crossing my arms over my chest because I was afraid I was going to fall out of the top of the suit. And I didn't know anything about technique or lighting."

"I was terrified. My first week, walking around in a teeny bikini, I kept crossing my arms over my chest because I was afraid I was going to fall out of the top of the suit. And I didn't know anything about technique or lighting."

Mary Crosby, American Actress

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"I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next."

"I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

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"I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror."

"I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror."

Jane Birkin, English Actress

Home, Old, Sadness

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"Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important."

"Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important."

Mae West, American Actress

Censorship, Dignity, Now, Right

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"I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet."

"I am a dreamer. Seriously, I'm living on another planet."

Eva Green, French Actress

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"The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman."

"The entire race is usually judged by the actions of one man or woman."

Hattie McDaniel, American Actress

Action, Actions, Man, Race, Woman

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"It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life."

"It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life."

Rosanna Arquette, American Actress

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"If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them out."

"If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them out."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

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"Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people."

"Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people."

Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian Actress

People, Being, Care, Giving

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"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

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"You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life."

"You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

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"Comedy is tragedy plus time."

"Comedy is tragedy plus time."

Carol Burnett, American Actress

Time, Comedy, Tragedy

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"After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors."

"After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

Home, Daughter, Lie, Actors

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"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

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"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

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"I could never, ever have an abortion."

"I could never, ever have an abortion."

Brooke Shields, American Actress

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"People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.'"

"People go 'You look a lot like Minnie Driver.' Once I said, 'Thanks, Minnie is a great actress.' But, it blew up in my face. This person said, 'Nah, didn't like the last movie she did.'"

Minnie Driver, English Actress

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"When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood."

"When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood."

Glenn Close, American Actress

Audience, Audiences, Behavior, Blood

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"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

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"The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings."

"The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings."

Halle Berry, American Actress

Love, People, May, Struggle

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"I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful."

"I don't love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Love, Hate, Learning

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"You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about."

"You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about."

Halle Berry, American Actress

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"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

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"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."

Carrie Fisher, American Actress

Drink, Drinking, Poison, Resentment, Waiting

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"I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team."

"I was homecoming queen. I was star of my basketball team."

Marla Maples, American Actress

Basketball, Queen

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"After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me."

"After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Thought, Hate, Mothers

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"If I get married, I want to be very married."

"If I get married, I want to be very married."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

40

"Without security it is difficult for a woman to look or feel beautiful."

"Without security it is difficult for a woman to look or feel beautiful."

Merle Oberon, American Actress

Security, Woman

40

"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

40

"The whole sex symbol or babe thing doesn't bother me."

"The whole sex symbol or babe thing doesn't bother me."

Jeri Ryan, American Actress

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"I don't normally look like a twig and I do eat like a pig but the weight has just dropped off me."

"I don't normally look like a twig and I do eat like a pig but the weight has just dropped off me."

Sienna Miller, American Actress

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"ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked."

"ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked."

Dakota Fanning, American Actress

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