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"You wouldn't recognize me from one project to the next."

"You wouldn't recognize me from one project to the next."

Rachael Leigh Cook, American Actress

44

"I'm actually the last person to ask about school. I kinda ducked out at 12, before all that stuff might have happened. I left school after sixth grade and was basically home-schooled after that."

"I'm actually the last person to ask about school. I kinda ducked out at 12, before all that stuff might have happened. I left school after sixth grade and was basically home-schooled after that."

Emma Stone, American Actress

44

"Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame."

"Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

Life, Fame, Mouse

44

"What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch."

"What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch."

Jennifer Beals, American Actress

Time, Evil, Potential, Wickedness

44

"The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know."

"The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

People, Courage, Gay, Talk

44

"I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like."

"I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

44

"I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits."

"I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits."

Kristin Kreuk, Canadian Actress

Day, Growing up

44

"Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for it instead of always when it is too late. Someday change will be accepted as life itself."

"Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for it instead of always when it is too late. Someday change will be accepted as life itself."

Shirley MacLaine, American Actress

Change, Life, Will

44

"I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles."

"I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles."

Jeri Ryan, American Actress

Ideas, Mind, Will

44

"I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?"

"I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?"

Monica Bellucci, Italian Actress

Performance, Actors, Day, Lawyers

44

"I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European."

"I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Celebrity, First

44

"I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't want to be anyone in particular; I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor."

"I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't want to be anyone in particular; I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor."

Lauren Graham, American Actress

People, Goal, Actor

44

"It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself."

"It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself."

Patty Duke, American Actress

44

"My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town."

"My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

London, Parents

44

"Dogs never bite me. Just humans."

"Dogs never bite me. Just humans."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

44

"When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long."

"When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long."

Gloria Stuart, American Actress

44

"We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids."

"We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

Time, Work, Kids, Months

44

"I've been using the same editor, thankfully, she's been sticking with me, but I've been doing it full-on guerilla style... I haven't gotten any public sponsor or anything, because I don't want to seem like I'm trying to sell any particular thing."

"I've been using the same editor, thankfully, she's been sticking with me, but I've been doing it full-on guerilla style... I haven't gotten any public sponsor or anything, because I don't want to seem like I'm trying to sell any particular thing."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Public, Style, Trying, Want

44

"I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work."

"I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work."

Jane Badler, American Actress

Work, People, Creativity, Acting

44

"Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping."

"Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping."

Ethel Barrymore, American Actress

Difficulty, Difficulties, Forget, Past

44

"Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober."

"Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober."

Jamie Lee Curtis, American Actress

Life, Successful, Positive, Now

44

"I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years."

"I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years."

Gloria Stuart, American Actress

44

"It's fun to do a comedy and hook people in and then hoodwink them into watching a serious movie. I like to lead in with the comedy and then hit them over the head with a drama."

"It's fun to do a comedy and hook people in and then hoodwink them into watching a serious movie. I like to lead in with the comedy and then hit them over the head with a drama."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

People, Comedy, Drama, Fun

44

"I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me."

"I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me."

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

Hollywood, Name

44

"I know I'm an actor, but I'm not at all a believer in people watching a lot of TV. I've never had television in my home."

"I know I'm an actor, but I'm not at all a believer in people watching a lot of TV. I've never had television in my home."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

Home, People, Actor, Television

44

"That's great because I know as a teenager, I didn't relate to a TV series where all people do is cheerlead and drink sodas on the weekend. So I think it'll be great if it can be seen by a few people at least."

"That's great because I know as a teenager, I didn't relate to a TV series where all people do is cheerlead and drink sodas on the weekend. So I think it'll be great if it can be seen by a few people at least."

Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian Actress

People, Weekend

44

"Some things a lady doesn't tell."

"Some things a lady doesn't tell."

Kim Hunter, American Actress

44

"Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it."

"Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it."

Lara Flynn Boyle, American Actress

Love, Men, Women, Humor

44

"I'm tired and nervous and I'm in America. Here you don't know that you live."

"I'm tired and nervous and I'm in America. Here you don't know that you live."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

44

"Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever."

"Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Business, Work, Time, Day

44

"Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind."

"Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind."

Nastassja Kinski, German Actress

Love, Peace, Healing, Mind

44

"I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono."

"I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

Father, Dad, Friends

44

"If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty."

"If you want to be a star, don't bother doing it because it ends up being very empty."

Judith Light, American Actress

44

"It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage."

"It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage."

Debbie Allen, American Actress

Movies, Man, Sound, Style

44

"Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond."

"Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond."

Tatum O'Neal, American Actress

Thought, Help, Moon

44

"I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse."

"I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse."

Jodie Foster, American Actress

Movies, People, Idea

44

"When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?"

"When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?"

Ethel Barrymore, American Actress

44

"I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's Toyota Prius Hybrid that I had a moment of understanding of how people who drive gas cars feel."

"I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's Toyota Prius Hybrid that I had a moment of understanding of how people who drive gas cars feel."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

People, HusbPeople, Understanding

44

"The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to."

"The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to."

Rue McClanahan, American Actress

Audience, Audiences, Kids

44

"I said I would get better with each baby, and I have."

"I said I would get better with each baby, and I have."

Demi Moore, American Actress

44

"I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that."

"I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Mind, Night, Talking

44

"I'm a terrible patient, and I find that doctors can be very condescending."

"I'm a terrible patient, and I find that doctors can be very condescending."

Sherry Stringfield, American Actress

44

"When I talk about my husband, I feel as if people roll their eyes. It's like when you're 16 and order a martini, and the waiter says, 'Do you think I'm stupid?'. They can't grasp that I'm old enough to be married."

"When I talk about my husband, I feel as if people roll their eyes. It's like when you're 16 and order a martini, and the waiter says, 'Do you think I'm stupid?'. They can't grasp that I'm old enough to be married."

Megan Fox, American Actress

People, HusbPeople, Eyes, Old, Order

44

"I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as everybody else or as smart, or whatever."

"I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as everybody else or as smart, or whatever."

Halle Berry, American Actress

44

"In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family."

"In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family."

Monica Bellucci, Italian Actress

Dream, Dreams, Family, Life, People

44

"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships."

"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships."

Gilda Radner, American Actress

Woman, Women, Clothes, Cute, First

44

"Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not."

"Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

Confidence, Key

44

"Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore."

"Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Life, Act, Acting, End

44

"Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters."

"Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters."

Annette Funicello, American Actress

Guest, Guests, Mouse, Sisters

44

"The fact that a person loves one particular person is what is important; the life lesson, whether you are homosexual or heterosexual, is that you not be promiscuous, and true to one person."

"The fact that a person loves one particular person is what is important; the life lesson, whether you are homosexual or heterosexual, is that you not be promiscuous, and true to one person."

Loretta Devine, American Actress

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