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"Tell me the truth - do you think I've lost my Southern accent? I feel it comes back to me only when I'm shouting at fights or at baseball games."

"Tell me the truth - do you think I've lost my Southern accent? I feel it comes back to me only when I'm shouting at fights or at baseball games."

Cleo Moore, American Actress

Truth, Baseball, Games

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"I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don't want to be going to a club and taking off my panties."

"I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don't want to be going to a club and taking off my panties."

Blake Lively, American Actress

Home, Work, Want

44

"I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children."

"I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

44

"I don't have a religion. I believe in a God. I don't know what it looks like but it's MY god. My own interpretation of the supernatural."

"I don't have a religion. I believe in a God. I don't know what it looks like but it's MY god. My own interpretation of the supernatural."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

God, Religion, Supernatural

44

"I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don't want to be an old hag. There's no fun in that."

"I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don't want to be an old hag. There's no fun in that."

Scarlett Johansson, American Actress

44

"My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans."

"My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans."

Susan Lucci, American Actress

Mother, Father, Americans, First

44

"And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business."

Pamela Anderson, American Actress

44

"I stay in my own little zone, and that's good for me."

"I stay in my own little zone, and that's good for me."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

44

"A lot of our entertainment throws into detail the stagnation and illness of how we live today-it's sad and it's sick... and it's profitable."

"A lot of our entertainment throws into detail the stagnation and illness of how we live today-it's sad and it's sick... and it's profitable."

Heather Donahue, American Actress

Detail, Entertainment, Illness, Today

44

"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."

"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."

Dale Evans, American Actress

Love, Time, Action, Christmas

44

"And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up."

"And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up."

Meg Ryan, American Actress

Movies, Road, Years

44

"I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book."

"I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book."

Sally Kirkland, American Actress

44

"I don't buy into any of that hogwash. They put that out to sell tickets. It's just a classic horror movie, with the Greek drama formula of good versus evil, and lots of fear."

"I don't buy into any of that hogwash. They put that out to sell tickets. It's just a classic horror movie, with the Greek drama formula of good versus evil, and lots of fear."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Fear, Drama, Evil, Formula

44

"And then of course, obviously as far as issues such as global warming, something has to be done on the corporate side, there has to be some mandate or some legislation."

"And then of course, obviously as far as issues such as global warming, something has to be done on the corporate side, there has to be some mandate or some legislation."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Corporate, Global warming, Legislation

44

"I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews."

"I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews."

Priscilla Presley, American Actress

44

"I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area."

"I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area."

Susan Sullivan, American Actress

44

"The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to be true, they lose their explanatory force."

"The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to be true, they lose their explanatory force."

Nancy Cartwright, American Actress

Fact, Facts, Force, Laws, Physics

44

"In many ways, when you're young and sexy, it's very annoying to be whistled at and to have someone always trying to attract your attention, but now when it happens I find myself registering the fact almost warmly."

"In many ways, when you're young and sexy, it's very annoying to be whistled at and to have someone always trying to attract your attention, but now when it happens I find myself registering the fact almost warmly."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Attention, Fact, Now, Trying

44

"I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually."

"I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

44

"Oh, this absolute loneliness and the game - loving to play the game, loving to go and tell stories to men that certainly weren't true, just for the sport of it, just to see how they would react."

"Oh, this absolute loneliness and the game - loving to play the game, loving to go and tell stories to men that certainly weren't true, just for the sport of it, just to see how they would react."

Jennifer Beals, American Actress

Men, Loneliness, Play

44

"People's opinions don't interfere with me."

"People's opinions don't interfere with me."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

People, Opinions

44

"Hollywood will accept actresses playing ten years older, but actors can play ten years younger."

"Hollywood will accept actresses playing ten years older, but actors can play ten years younger."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Actor, Actors, Hollywood, Play, Will

44

"Doing cinema is not about watching yourself."

"Doing cinema is not about watching yourself."

Charlotte Rampling, French Actress

44

"I studied voice for three months to get rid of my English accent. I changed my hair to blonde. I knew I could be sexy if I had to."

"I studied voice for three months to get rid of my English accent. I changed my hair to blonde. I knew I could be sexy if I had to."

Deborah Kerr, Scottish Actress

Language, Hair, Months, Voice

44

"Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it!"

"Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it!"

Lauren Graham, American Actress

Love, Care, Flirting, Words

44

"My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres."

"My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres."

Carol Burnett, American Actress

Mother, Hollywood, Stars

44

"This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail."

"This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail."

Connie Sellecca, American Actress

Inspirational, Inspiration, Care, Fulfillment, Mail

44

"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place."

"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place."

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese Actress

Mom, School, Voice

44

"Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about."

"Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get involved with and learn about."

Bernadette Peters, American Actress

Music, Feelings, Deep

44

"To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past."

"To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Life, Time, Character, Past

44

"Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life."

"Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life."

Lauren Ambrose, American Actress

44

"As a mom, I always feel I have to protect them. I talk about them because they are the most important things in my life but they are private people. I won't use them for my own press."

"As a mom, I always feel I have to protect them. I talk about them because they are the most important things in my life but they are private people. I won't use them for my own press."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

Life, Mom, People, Press

44

"I want to be a blonde vampire. Catherine Deneuve was a blonde vampire, and she was my favourite vampire ever."

"I want to be a blonde vampire. Catherine Deneuve was a blonde vampire, and she was my favourite vampire ever."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

44

"I'm straight and I have a lot of gay friends."

"I'm straight and I have a lot of gay friends."

Laura Innes, American Actress

Friendship, Friends, Gay

44

"Diamonds are forever, my youth is not."

"Diamonds are forever, my youth is not."

Jill St. John, American Actress

44

"I couldn't have found a better man than Brad. He still opens doors for me and brings me flowers. He's the sweetest goofball on the planet."

"I couldn't have found a better man than Brad. He still opens doors for me and brings me flowers. He's the sweetest goofball on the planet."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

44

"I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information."

"I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information."

Marilu Henner, American Actress

Life, Information

44

"Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and the kind of stimulus that is out there; they are so precious and I'd do anything to protect him."

"Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and the kind of stimulus that is out there; they are so precious and I'd do anything to protect him."

Jennifer Connelly, American Actress

Work, Mother, Growing up, Now

44

"I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool."

"I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

Home, Film, Stars

44

"I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance."

"I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance."

Lili Taylor, American Actress

44

"My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production."

"My character was kidnapped by the Terminator and I was kidnapped by the Terminator production."

Claire Danes, American Actress

Character, Production

44

"She can go with us to the lab and keep Myrnin pinned down while we pull the plug, if he's not... you know, better.""Define BETTER with that guy.""Not all fangs and raaaaar."

"She can go with us to the lab and keep Myrnin pinned down while we pull the plug, if he's not... you know, better.""Define BETTER with that guy.""Not all fangs and raaaaar."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

Science, Control, Power, Trust

44

"Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them."

"Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

Love, Quality, Obsession, Obsessions

44

"I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures."

"I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

Men, Nothing, Sense, Silly

44

"Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and they're happy."

"Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and they're happy."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

44

"The reason I went for Jenny Craig is I thought, Maybe I'm not the only one who has stupid reasons for getting fat."

"The reason I went for Jenny Craig is I thought, Maybe I'm not the only one who has stupid reasons for getting fat."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

Thought, Reason

44

"I just got a body wave because I wanted it to look good when it was down."

"I just got a body wave because I wanted it to look good when it was down."

Christy Romano, American Actress

44

"Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion."

"Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion."

Marilu Henner, American Actress

Silence, Solitude

44

"Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family."

"Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

Family, People, Theatre

44

"Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward."

"Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward."

Carol Channing, American Actress

Applause, Duty, Laughter, Reward

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