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"I'm intimidated every day I go on the stage and everyday I go on a movie set. It's terrifying and I always want to reshoot the first day or the first week, I'm so terrified."

"I'm intimidated every day I go on the stage and everyday I go on a movie set. It's terrifying and I always want to reshoot the first day or the first week, I'm so terrified."

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh Actress

Day, First, Want

63

"I used to sleep nude - until the earthquake."

"I used to sleep nude - until the earthquake."

Alyssa Milano, American Actress

63

"We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare."

"We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

63

"The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids."

"The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Time, Work, Dance, First

63

"Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful."

"Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful."

Drew Barrymore, American Actress

63

"No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person."

"No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person."

Bernadette Peters, American Actress

Being, Thinking

63

"I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right."

"I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right."

Tallulah Bankhead, American Actress

63

"I am not someone who sacrifice all for the cinema, my life will be always more important."

"I am not someone who sacrifice all for the cinema, my life will be always more important."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Life, Sacrifice, Cinema, Will

63

"I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check."

"I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check."

Amy Adams, American Actress

63

"If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers."

"If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Love, People, Favorite, Name

63

"I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond."

"I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond."

Mae West, American Actress

Interest, Worry

63

"Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water."

"Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water."

Karen Duffy, American Actress

Beach, Illness, Water

62

"My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks."

"My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks."

Aisha Tyler, American Actress

Clothes, Parents, School

62

"Your talent is in your choice."

"Your talent is in your choice."

Stella Adler, American Actress

62

"Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is."

"Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is."

Mae West, American Actress

Personality, Space

62

"I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are."

"I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Friendship, Friends

62

"As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created."

"As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created."

Jasmine Guy, American Actress

Ideas, Radical, Thinking

62

"I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago."

"I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago."

Hilary Swank, American Actress

62

"I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts."

"I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Time, Acting, Theater

62

"Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark."

"Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark."

Bernadette Peters, American Actress

People, Kids, Running, Talk

62

"Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier."

"Now, Tim has been really, really busy, and it's been my job now to kind of deal with everything. And trying to figure out how we balance that, logistically it's a nightmare. But these little jobs make it much easier."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Balance, Job, Jobs, Now

62

"My husband was actually very keen that I would become a Bond girl."

"My husband was actually very keen that I would become a Bond girl."

Judi Dench, English Actress

62

"If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted again."

"If I'm honest I don't think the world would miss me if I never acted again."

Jamie Lee Curtis, American Actress

62

"Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack."

"Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

62

"Shyness is just egoism out of its depth."

"Shyness is just egoism out of its depth."

Penelope Keith, British Actress

62

"If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder."

"If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder."

Courteney Cox, American Actress

Disorder, Eating, Weight

62

"My daughter is one of the associate producers on two shows for Disney. I am really proud of her."

"My daughter is one of the associate producers on two shows for Disney. I am really proud of her."

Mary Ann Mobley, American Actress

Daughter, Disney

62

"It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean."

"It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean."

Mae West, American Actress

62

"I really fancy Harrison Ford. I've got to say I think he's really divine. He's, like, an older man, I guess, although he's not really that old, obviously. I don't want to offend him."

"I really fancy Harrison Ford. I've got to say I think he's really divine. He's, like, an older man, I guess, although he's not really that old, obviously. I don't want to offend him."

Minnie Driver, English Actress

Fancy, Man, Old, Want

62

"If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am Woman."

"If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am Woman."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

62

"I don't like to take my clothes off."

"I don't like to take my clothes off."

Demi Moore, American Actress

62

"Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark."

"Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark."

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

Talent, Eye, Right

62

"I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it."

"I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it."

Dianne Wiest, American Actress

Film, Kids, Priorities, Want

62

"Well, I'm clearly not ugly."

"Well, I'm clearly not ugly."

Megan Fox, American Actress

62

"I aim for a lifetime full of movies."

"I aim for a lifetime full of movies."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

62

"I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can."

"I wouldn't have thought of myself as a person who could guide anybody and then it turned out that I can."

Meg Ryan, American Actress

62

"I love to take care of people, so I think I'd be a good vet. I always wanted to be a vet when I was little."

"I love to take care of people, so I think I'd be a good vet. I always wanted to be a vet when I was little."

Jennifer Love Hewitt, American Actress

Love, People, Care

62

"When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity."

"When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity."

Victoria Principal, American Actress

Feet, Maturity, Woman

62

"Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game."

"Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

62

"I got a divorce eleven years later on the grounds of cruelty, which is still not easy in England."

"I got a divorce eleven years later on the grounds of cruelty, which is still not easy in England."

Dinah Sheridan, English Actress

Cruelty, Divorce, England, Years

62

"I remember lying down for a nap one day at about 4:00 and walking up at 11:00 the next morning."

"I remember lying down for a nap one day at about 4:00 and walking up at 11:00 the next morning."

April Winchell, American Actress

Day, Lying, Walking

62

"The play is not in the words, it's in you!"

"The play is not in the words, it's in you!"

Stella Adler, American Actress

62

"I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path."

"I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path."

Debi Mazar, American Actress

Food, Hope, Friends, Midnight

62

"The constant attention is what is so difficult."

"The constant attention is what is so difficult."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

62

"My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying!"

"My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying!"

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

First, Instinct

62

"Today, all patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude's are treated without regard for the family's ability to pay. Everything beyond what is covered by insurance is taken care of, and for those without insurance, all of the medical costs are absorbed by the hospital."

"Today, all patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude's are treated without regard for the family's ability to pay. Everything beyond what is covered by insurance is taken care of, and for those without insurance, all of the medical costs are absorbed by the hospital."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

Medical, Family, Ability, Care

62

"Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening."

"Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

62

"Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods."

"Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods."

Joan Collins, American Actress

Eating, Variety

62

"There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors."

"There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Acting, Actors, Now, Sadness

62

"When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since."

"When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

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