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

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

Erin Moran, American Actress

6

"I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious."

"I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious."

Glenda Jackson, British Actress

6

"I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom."

"I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom."

Katie Holmes, American Actress

6

"I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance."

"I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Romantic, Romance, Nothing

6

"Time to open up a new chapter in life, and to explore a larger centre."

"Time to open up a new chapter in life, and to explore a larger centre."

Lillian Russell, American Actress

Time, Life, Open

6

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."

Eartha Kitt, American Actress

Time, Learning, Will

6

"Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs."

"Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs."

Joy Page, American Actress

Change, Life, Beliefs, Mind

6

"I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think I'm the same: On one hand, I pray; on the other hand, I don't believe. I am constantly between the two."

"I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think I'm the same: On one hand, I pray; on the other hand, I don't believe. I am constantly between the two."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

Religion, Father, Years

6

"Enemies are so stimulating."

"Enemies are so stimulating."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

6

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."

Shirley Temple, American Actress

Mother, Santa claus

6

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Men, Self, Sense, Style

6

"The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that."

"The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that."

Eartha Kitt, American Actress

6

"Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years."

"Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years."

Pauley Perrette, American Actress

Science, College, Language, School

6

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

Joan Collins, American Actress

6

"Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion."

"Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion."

Dianne Wiest, American Actress

Actor, Actors, Opinion, Pain, Will

6

"This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger."

"This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger."

Shelley Fabares, American Actress

Marriage, Soul, People, Tears

6

"You gotta have a body."

"You gotta have a body."

Jayne Mansfield, American Actress

6

"I'm looking for the truth. The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves."

"I'm looking for the truth. The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves."

Julianna Moore, American Actress

6

"For Closer, we've had five weeks. You go into every single word because it's very, very concentrated dialogue."

"For Closer, we've had five weeks. You go into every single word because it's very, very concentrated dialogue."

Anna Friel, English Actress

6

"I like exercise. I like a healthy body."

"I like exercise. I like a healthy body."

Erin Gray, American Actress

6

"Actors, after all, dream."

"Actors, after all, dream."

Nastassja Kinski, German Actress

6

"Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film."

"Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

Life, Disney, Film, Scouting

6

"There is an anti-aging possibility, but it has to come from within."

"There is an anti-aging possibility, but it has to come from within."

Susan Anton, American Actress

6

"I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating."

"I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating."

Julie Benz, American Actress

6

"It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange."

"It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

Life, Time, Want

6

"For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home."

"For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home."

Jessica Lange, American Actress

Family, Home, Mother, Being

6

"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

6

"I don't understand what modern clothes are about at all."

"I don't understand what modern clothes are about at all."

Julie Harris, American Actress

6

"It's a dream part, running around with guns, being an agent."

"It's a dream part, running around with guns, being an agent."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Dream, Being, Running

6

"My idols are all older."

"My idols are all older."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

6

"Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not."

"Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not."

Dinah Shore, American Actress

6

"I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying."

"I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

Mom, Brother, Trying, Visit

6

"I took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of my Sicilian accent."

"I took acting and elocution lessons, to get rid of my Sicilian accent."

Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian Actress

6

"There's this idea that if you take your clothes off, somehow you must have loose morals."

"There's this idea that if you take your clothes off, somehow you must have loose morals."

Demi Moore, American Actress

Idea, Clothes, Morals

6

"I think there's something peculiar about me that I haven't died. It doesn't make sense but I refuse to die."

"I think there's something peculiar about me that I haven't died. It doesn't make sense but I refuse to die."

Judy Garland, American Actress

6

"I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie."

"I enjoy getting riled up, and nothing's gonna do that for you like a good scary movie."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

6

"I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity."

"I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity."

Rachel McAdams, Canadian Actress

Work, Pressure, Right, Sanity

6

"Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people."

"Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Love, Wedding, People, Kindness

6

"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!"

"I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!"

Amanda Peet, American Actress

Friendship, Friend

6

"I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work."

"I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Work, Film, Television

6

"I'd hope to reach any kid who feels apart from the group - those who seem to be outsiders, who feel different. Kids who want to reach their parents often don't know how to do so."

"I'd hope to reach any kid who feels apart from the group - those who seem to be outsiders, who feel different. Kids who want to reach their parents often don't know how to do so."

Ellen Muth, American Actress

Hope, Kids, Parents, Want

6

"So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that."

"So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that."

Maria Menounos, American Actress

Experience, Work, Acting, College

6

"Life comes full circle."

"Life comes full circle."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

6

"The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that."

"The response to Pride has been so overwhelming. I mean, people have really loved it. And it's so rewarding because we had such a fun time making that film, and it was made with so much heart, that it's lovely that people seem to be responding in kind to that."

Rosamund Pike, British Actress

Time, People, Heart, Film

6

"The public has become my fairy godmother."

"The public has become my fairy godmother."

Eartha Kitt, American Actress

6

"I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a writer."

"I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a writer."

Patricia Clarkson, American Actress

Writer, Writers

6

"Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites."

"Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites."

Jayne Meadows, American Actress

Opposites, Quiet

6

"And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that."

"And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that."

Edie Falco, American Actress

People, Focus, Want

6

"I was never really a career woman. My life always came first."

"I was never really a career woman. My life always came first."

Carrie Snodgress, American Actress

Life, Career, First, Woman

6

"One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you."

"One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

People, Importance

6

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