I was always a character actress and never a sex symbol. Even when I was the leading lady, I was a character… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
On the stage you try to act real. On the screen you try to be real. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn't go out of her apartment… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I'm an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best parts. And when… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I believe in UFOs, I believe in extraterrestrials, and I believe in angels. And maybe they'll protect all of us. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
The uninvestigated life is not worth living. I don't want to live that way. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
There's no journey worth taking except the journey through one's self. That's the most important journey you take. I found that out as I… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
... when things get rough, a breakthrough is just on the other side of the pain. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I had a video made of my recent knee operation. The doctor said it was the best movie I ever starred in. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Fear is concealed in smiles and flashing teeth. 'Please say you still love me,' the kings and queens are really saying. And, when they… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Crystals are amplifying minerals. You have a crystal in a radio - it amplifies the sound waves. You have a crystal in a television… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
“It's useless to hold a person to anything he says wile he's in love, drunk, or running for office.” — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty,… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
