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"I think I need a little break. I've got a two-year old. I'll be part of The Leisure Class for a while."
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Lauren Ambrose
"I think I need a little break. I've got a two-year old. I'll be part of The Leisure Class for a while."
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"The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another."
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Marilyn Monroe
"The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another."
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"I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl."
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Lara Flynn Boyle
"I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl."
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"The thing about all good horror movies is that the fans expect a couple of inside jokes. Maybe I'm supposed to be saying how terrified I was while making it, but it was really fun."
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Margot Kidder
"The thing about all good horror movies is that the fans expect a couple of inside jokes. Maybe I'm supposed to be saying how terrified I was while making it, but it was really fun."
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"I want to be an actress, not a personality."
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Jill Clayburgh
"I want to be an actress, not a personality."
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"There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them."
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Greta Garbo
"There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them."
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"Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that."
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Victoria Principal
"Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that."
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"My husband travels a lot with his job, so we have a lot of frequent flyer miles so we can hop on a plane with no notice. That's a nice luxury and he is very supportive."
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Jeri Ryan
"My husband travels a lot with his job, so we have a lot of frequent flyer miles so we can hop on a plane with no notice. That's a nice luxury and he is very supportive."
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"I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes."
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Gloria Swanson
"I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes."
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"The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title."
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Gene Tierney
"The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title."
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"My mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death."
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Eliza Dushku
"My mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death."
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"I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life."
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Eva Gabor
"I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life."
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"Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up."
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Bette Davis
"Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up."
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"What I love is a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. I'll just have peanut butter and bananas, then peanut butter and pickles. Peanut butter and chocolate I don't recommend."
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Dianne Wiest
"What I love is a peanut butter and pickle sandwich. I'll just have peanut butter and bananas, then peanut butter and pickles. Peanut butter and chocolate I don't recommend."
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"Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can't get it out."
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Teri Garr
"Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can't get it out."
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"It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave."
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Sherry Stringfield
"It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave."
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"I think when I'm in love, I really am very good with calling, little faxes, and visiting and I really put a lot of effort into it. I'm really not the one that's not available because of work and I'm very sad when I actually leave."
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Franka Potente
"I think when I'm in love, I really am very good with calling, little faxes, and visiting and I really put a lot of effort into it. I'm really not the one that's not available because of work and I'm very sad when I actually leave."
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"The Internet's been so great, and it's so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the downside is some of the things... for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn't true or to see pictures that aren't really me."
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Denise Richards
"The Internet's been so great, and it's so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the downside is some of the things... for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn't true or to see pictures that aren't really me."
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"When you gain 50 pounds during pregnancy like I did, you fear that you'll never get back in shape."
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Charisma Carpenter
"When you gain 50 pounds during pregnancy like I did, you fear that you'll never get back in shape."
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"I entered into Dawson's Creek to do a couple of episodes. They weren't sure about my role in the beginning, but then the chemistry kind of worked."
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Sasha Alexander
"I entered into Dawson's Creek to do a couple of episodes. They weren't sure about my role in the beginning, but then the chemistry kind of worked."
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"Acting is very much like a child making believe. I'm not one to become a character, but I fall in love with the character. It's like having faith; you're going to be that person for a while."
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Lusia Strus
"Acting is very much like a child making believe. I'm not one to become a character, but I fall in love with the character. It's like having faith; you're going to be that person for a while."
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"Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles."
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Juliette Lewis
"Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles."
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"My goal in life is to enjoy what I do, and never to look back and say I wish I would have done that, and to go to UCLA, and to become someone great in life!"
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Mila Kunis
"My goal in life is to enjoy what I do, and never to look back and say I wish I would have done that, and to go to UCLA, and to become someone great in life!"
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"I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day."
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Natalie Portman
"I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day."
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"That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?"
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Lara Flynn Boyle
"That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?"
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"I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards."
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Amy Adams
"I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards."
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"If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way."
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Jayne Mansfield
"If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way."
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"I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation."
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Sasha Alexander
"I always say if you've seen good acting on television, those actors are really good. Because there's just not enough time. You don't have any preparation."
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"Until I separated from Parker, I had never been without them-and it's the hardest thing to share them. But we're trying to give the children the semblance of having whole lives."
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Kirstie Alley
"Until I separated from Parker, I had never been without them-and it's the hardest thing to share them. But we're trying to give the children the semblance of having whole lives."
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"The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner."
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Tallulah Bankhead
"The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner."
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"I know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving."
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Liza Minnelli
"I know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving."
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"I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor."
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Natalie Wood
"I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor."
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"People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal."
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Judy Holliday
"People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal."
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"When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy."
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Taryn Manning
"When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy."
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"I'm from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen."
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Robin Tunney
"I'm from Chicago. My grandfather was a policeman, and my aunts are married to policemen."
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"First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability."
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Nia Long
"First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability."
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"I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through."
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Amy Sedaris
"I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through."
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"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
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Stella Adler
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
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"I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life."
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Tea Leoni
"I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life."
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"I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time."
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Bette Midler
"I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time."
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"I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously."
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Megan Fox
"I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously."
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"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy."
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Scarlett Johansson
"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy."
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"People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so."
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Sharon Stone
"People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so."
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"But there's not enough time in life to go sit at a party, have a drink, and make idle conversation. There's too many important things to do. Just being together with my husband, spending time alone, which I have very little of."
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Pia Zadora
"But there's not enough time in life to go sit at a party, have a drink, and make idle conversation. There's too many important things to do. Just being together with my husband, spending time alone, which I have very little of."
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"We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together."
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Robin Wright Penn
"We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together."
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"I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going."
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
"I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going."
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"Some of those cartoons look nothing like me."
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Sarah Sutton
"Some of those cartoons look nothing like me."
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"Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not."
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Tea Leoni
"Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not."
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"I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others."
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Lillie Langtry
"I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others."
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"Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me."
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Sela Ward
"Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me."
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