“Now my uncle knew many of them [actresses] personally, and also ladies of another class, not clearly distinguished from actresses in my… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Within the various acts of the ecodrama should be included scenes in which men's and women's roles come to center stage and… — Carolyn Merchant Copy Share Image
When you're an actress, you become this thing in people's hands that people are trying to manipulate. I cannot stand it. — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
There are five stages in the life of an actor: Who's Mary Astor? Get me Mary Astor. Get me a Mary Astor… — Mary Astor Copy Share Image
I will never forget that there are millions of other people who would be dying to be in my position. I’m not… — Shay Mitchell Copy Share Image
For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I am an actress, a producer, a philanthropist, a wife, and above all a mommy to my beautiful babies, Leonardo and Valentino. — Joyce Giraud Copy Share Image
I'd lose weight if I was an actress and had to play a role where you're supposed to be 40 lbs lighter,… — Adele Copy Share Image
The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
Most of today's film actresses are typical of a mass-production age: living dolls who look as if they came off an assembly… — Helen Lawrenson Copy Share Image
Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were… — D. W. Griffith Copy Share Image
The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the… — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
I think I've developed into an actress because I've worked darn hard at it and I've learned a great deal from a… — Veronica Lake Copy Share Image
There are a lot of actresses of colour, and actors of colour in particular, who have fallen by the wayside because of… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one… — Christine Lahti Copy Share Image
I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?' — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
Most of today's film actress are typical of a mass-production age: living dolls who look as if they came off an assembly… — Helen Lawrenson Copy Share Image
I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City. — Kim Dickens Copy Share Image
An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right,… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
You see, I was never a big fan of contemporary movies because they always make actresses and actors look too perfect. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older, men get… — Scott Porter Copy Share Image
I was always wanting to learn and be one of those actresses who can actually hold a conversation as opposed to standing… — Michelle Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I grew up around the theatre. My mother is an actress. I would fall asleep on tons of theatre chairs. It's in… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40… — Samantha Bond Copy Share Image
Having my son, I mean, I feel already that it makes me a better actress. Just the feeling and the love that… — Lauren Ambrose Copy Share Image
I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career. — Donald Pleasence Copy Share Image
Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it. — Piper Laurie Copy Share Image
Hollywood is portrayed in this super glamorous way, but when I see pictures of actresses going off the rails, it doesn't surprise… — Minnie Driver Copy Share Image
I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one… — Amanda Donohoe Copy Share Image
I don't act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don't transform myself into… — Beatrice Dalle Copy Share Image
I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
Doing the long lines - it looks easy when actresses do it: they just say it straight up, looks like they do… — Quvenzhane Wallis Copy Share Image
I tried to find a character and how I would be an American actress in the 30s. But if this was a… — Berenice Bejo Copy Share Image
I have to work extra hard because I am dyslexic. People said that I couldn't be an actress, but I'm proving them… — Bella Thorne Copy Share Image
You have to be a model and multifaceted, but there's not a lot of ways for a model to be multifaceted because… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. — Phylicia Rashad Copy Share Image
The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been… — Jane Asher Copy Share Image
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