Actresses Quotes · Page 31

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.

— Bette Davis

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

— Kelly Reilly

I can fill my cup up with real human interactions that allow me to be an actor. If I had no basis…

— Kristen Bell

I've never been a model, I was an actress for like a minute, but I've always been a writer. That's where I'm…

— Karrine Steffans

I feel being an actress is probably not half as difficult as being a mother, and I do not know when I…

— Freida Pinto

And I love Jennifer Lawrence. She's a total fox. And such a good actress. It's ridiculous.

— Evan Peters

A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.

— Natasha Richardson

From the time I was twelve I was dancing for bread and butter, but in my heart I was always an actress.

— Rita Hayworth

I would absolutely love to do something with Viola Davis or Meryl Streep. I just think both of those women fall so…

— Meagan Tandy

I really enjoyed doing that [Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004) - "Graham Barnes"]. I got to work with Margaret Colin, who…

— Brent Spiner

I've never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you're in that nice status of hierarchy of…

— James Caan

So many little girls dream about their wedding day. But with actresses, sometimes it's the inverse, because we get to be the…

— Natalie Dormer

I really liked the idea of playing that kind of optimistic, super-intense, go-get-'em spirit combined with being a little bit of an…

— Amy Poehler

I met with Hitchcock when I was a very, very young actress just starting out and he was making 'Frenzy' in London…

— Helen Mirren

I've never chased fame. I came into this business to be a theatre actress. I was nine when I first appeared on…

— Joan Collins

Hollywood sold its stars on good looks and personality buildups. We weren't really actresses in a true sense, we were just big…

— Ann Sothern

Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side.

— Oprah Winfrey

A lot of actresses will just go, "I'm 35." And I thought, " I'm not doing that." I like being 40.

— Sharon Stone

How long an actress lives professionally depends on her stamina, the extent of her masochism, her imagination, and her yearning for recognition…

— Lauren Bacall

I'm not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a "serious actress" entails.

— Cher

I'm an actress, primarily. I love to write poetry. I've been writing poetry since I was 12 years old.

— Masiela Lusha

People perceive actresses in a different manner when they are portrayed glamorously. I don't want that to happen with me.

— Sai Pallavi

“People never forget two things, their first love and the money they wasted watching a bad movie.”

— Amit Kalantri

I hate how box-office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don't see a box-office failure blamed on men.

— Ellen Page

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

— Richard Widmark

I'm not a great actress, and I never thought I was. But I happen to have something the public likes.

— Jean Harlow

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether…

— Gabourey Sidibe

Actresses are defined more by the roles they say 'no' to it than the roles they say 'yes' to it.

— Andrea Jeremiah

Mostly I've just worked with actors and actresses that are fun and easy to talk to and had nothing but great experiences.

— Kaitlyn Dever

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.

— Barbra Streisand

I don't like theatrical actors and actresses. I like people that talk like real human beings.

— Woody Allen

Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your…

— Viola Davis

I'm an actress so the amount of rejection and commentary you get right to your face is pretty rough.

— Melanie Griffith

I have a surfboard that says 'Linda Hunt Choice TV Actress: Action.' I am an action star! I don't know what that…

— Linda Hunt

When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to…

— Kirstie Alley

American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience,…

— Carice van Houten

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their…

— Kathleen Turner

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you…

— Shirley MacLaine

If you are an actress in L.A., on your 40th birthday they should just hand you the keys to the lunatic asylum.

— Romola Garai

It is very important for an actor or actress to look around at everything and everyone and never forget about real life.

— Sophia Loren