Actresses Quotes · Page 23

I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress…

— Nicole Ari Parker

You have to understand being an actress, and being an African American actress of a certain hue, I think that you have…

— Viola Davis

I'm realizing, you don't need to change anything about yourself. This is who you are, and it's okay. That's daring.

— Uzo Aduba

I think as an actress, I prefer having a character on the page. It allows you to be more invested in actually…

— Greta Gerwig

There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.

— Oprah Winfrey

I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, 'Grace…

— Edith Head

I am no size zero or super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.

— Kim Cattrall

Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison.

— Patricia Neal

The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually…

— Kristin Scott Thomas

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill -…

— Maud Adams

There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor…

— Kevin Spacey

Now younger actresses will have a confidence in those discussions with their agents and be able to say, "Can we make sure…

— Felicity Jones

I think everyone's dream is to be an actress, but I never really thought it was going to happen. Now that it's…

— Nina Dobrev

I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under…

— Rose Byrne

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress,…

— Judy Holliday

I don't like acting and I never have liked acting and I never wanted to be an actress.

— Elsa Lanchester

Sarah Jane Smith was everybody's hero when I was younger, and as brave and funny and brilliant as people only ever are…

— Steven Moffat

I hope I'm thought of as not just a showbiz personality, but as someone who has lived a life and who has…

— Lauren Bacall

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

— Freida Pinto

It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone…

— Lupita Nyong'o

The core for everything is to be grateful. It's literally as simple as that... I've always known that I'm lucky to be…

— Michelle Trachtenberg

My style icons would be people like Brigitte Bardot and old Hollywood actresses who always look so stunning, cool and chic. I…

— Jessica Brown Findlay

I want to look my best, but I'm not a model. I'm not an actress. I'm representing normal girls. It's OK to…

— Miranda Lambert

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

— Claire Danes

I have to say... Justine Bateman may be the most underrated sitcom actress ever.

— Ron Eldard