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Quotes by Actress

"I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare."
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Jacqueline Bisset
"I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare."
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"Number one is that it just scares people! Your hair is standing up on your arms, or at least that there's a few moments when you're jumping. That's what makes it a good horror movie."
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Gina Philips
"Number one is that it just scares people! Your hair is standing up on your arms, or at least that there's a few moments when you're jumping. That's what makes it a good horror movie."
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"I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha."
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Natalie Wood
"I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha."
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"Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of."
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Tia Carrere
"Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of."
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"I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography."
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June Foray
"I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography."
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"Training is fabulous because it gives you a basis, a strong structure, so that when you're unbelievably nervous and you think that you can't get a word out, you will get the word out."
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Charlotte Rampling
"Training is fabulous because it gives you a basis, a strong structure, so that when you're unbelievably nervous and you think that you can't get a word out, you will get the word out."
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"My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France."
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Lillie Langtry
"My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France."
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"I'm very private in person. I'm very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I'm talking, maybe there's this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree."
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Bai Ling
"I'm very private in person. I'm very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I'm talking, maybe there's this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree."
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"In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me."
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Portia de Rossi
"In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me."
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"I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war."
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Gene Tierney
"I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war."
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"I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine."
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Nia Long
"I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine."
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"I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time."
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
"I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time."
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"I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men."
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Gene Tierney
"I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men."
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"I love the film route and I'm gong to try my hardest to stay on it."
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Hailee Steinfeld
"I love the film route and I'm gong to try my hardest to stay on it."
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"Through history, people look for something spiritual. The greatest scientists in the world were men of religion and faith, too."
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Kirstie Alley
"Through history, people look for something spiritual. The greatest scientists in the world were men of religion and faith, too."
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"I don't make an effort to be sloppy. I just don't consider a perfect hairdo and a perfect face to be beautiful. If I had my way I'd dress myself and do my own makeup for magazine shoots."
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Juliette Lewis
"I don't make an effort to be sloppy. I just don't consider a perfect hairdo and a perfect face to be beautiful. If I had my way I'd dress myself and do my own makeup for magazine shoots."
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"I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate."
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Kathleen Turner
"I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate."
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"When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary."
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Diane Cilento
"When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary."
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"I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it."
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Mercedes McCambridge
"I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it."
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"I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it."
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Kristen Bell
"I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it."
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"As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people who are setting up those shows. You don't need your agent to be doing the same."
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Tia Carrere
"As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people who are setting up those shows. You don't need your agent to be doing the same."
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"Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up."
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Marilu Henner
"Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up."
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"Let's say that it belong to me as much as it belongs to anyone alive today. If I am, strictly speaking, living. The old word was undead, you know, but aren't all living things undead. I dislike imprecision."
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Rachel Caine
"Let's say that it belong to me as much as it belongs to anyone alive today. If I am, strictly speaking, living. The old word was undead, you know, but aren't all living things undead. I dislike imprecision."
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"On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors."
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Aisha Tyler
"On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors."
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"It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers."
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Carol Burnett
"It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers."
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"I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback."
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Pam Grier
"I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback."
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"As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time."
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Lara Flynn Boyle
"As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time."
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"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."
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Roseanne Barr
"The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest."
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"I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value."
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Vivien Leigh
"I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value."
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"Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her."
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Lorna Luft
"Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her."
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"I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet."
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Leslie Caron
"I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet."
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"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."
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Brigitte Bardot
"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."
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"I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."
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Elizabeth Taylor
"I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."
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"How do you calculate upon the unforeseen? It seems to be an art of recognizing the role of the unforeseen, of keeping your balance amid surprises, of collaborating with chance, of recognizing that there are some essential mysteries in the world and thereby a limit to calculation, to plan, to control."
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Rebecca Solnit
"How do you calculate upon the unforeseen? It seems to be an art of recognizing the role of the unforeseen, of keeping your balance amid surprises, of collaborating with chance, of recognizing that there are some essential mysteries in the world and thereby a limit to calculation, to plan, to control."
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"When I began my search for the perfect skin care to fight the aging process, I noticed that my sensitive skin was reacting horribly to any product I used."
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Connie Sellecca
"When I began my search for the perfect skin care to fight the aging process, I noticed that my sensitive skin was reacting horribly to any product I used."
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"Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever."
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Patricia Clarkson
"Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever."
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"Sometimes, when you are in the public eye, you just really need to just be part of the crowd, and look at other people rather than other people look at you."
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Suzanne Somers
"Sometimes, when you are in the public eye, you just really need to just be part of the crowd, and look at other people rather than other people look at you."
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"I love working."
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Gloria Stuart
"I love working."
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"It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores."
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Katie Holmes
"It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores."
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"Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life."
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Teri Garr
"Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life."
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"I never say a funny thing intentionally."
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Jayne Meadows
"I never say a funny thing intentionally."
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"Maybe it's because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe I'm frightened deep down. But then I also feel there is no real need. Why do I need to get married? To reassure me? No I don't need reassurance."
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Juliette Binoche
"Maybe it's because my mother divorced and my grandmother divorced, so maybe I'm frightened deep down. But then I also feel there is no real need. Why do I need to get married? To reassure me? No I don't need reassurance."
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"Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear."
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Emma Thompson
"Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear."
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"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."
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Vivien Leigh
"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."
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"In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to Peanuts land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous."
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Alicia Witt
"In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to Peanuts land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous."
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"It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them."
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Julie Harris
"It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them."
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"I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt."
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Natalie Wood
"I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt."
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"So I begged, half way into season two, for them to let me cut my hair."
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Charisma Carpenter
"So I begged, half way into season two, for them to let me cut my hair."
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"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it."
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Lily Tomlin
"Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it."
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"Revenge is a way of life and definitely some thing that we identify with. We all feel cheated in some way about some thing and how nice it would be to do something about it. I mean ultimately it's not the most Christian of sentiments."
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Radha Mitchell
"Revenge is a way of life and definitely some thing that we identify with. We all feel cheated in some way about some thing and how nice it would be to do something about it. I mean ultimately it's not the most Christian of sentiments."
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