Actresses Quotes · Page 27

It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.

— Dorothy Dandridge

I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't…

— Elisabeth Moss

I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've…

— Jodie Foster

In England, with all due respect, we have some of the plainest actresses in the entire world as our greatest.

— Minnie Driver

Actresses cannot have any inhibitions while portraying bold characters. It is something that we learn on the first page of the book…

— Jacqueline Fernandez

I'd love to work with Michelle Williams. I think that she's incredible. She's such a great actress and I love her.

— Abigail Breslin

Most things don't work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.

— Judi Dench

My wife is my favorite actress. Without question. I have seen more jaws drop in little theaters when people see my wife…

— Jim Parrack

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

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

The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the…

— Ruth Gordon

Entertainment must be a satisfying emotional experience, a stirring of the heart. We need all kinds of young men and women. Those…

— Hedda Hopper

You just try to do everything that comes up. Get up an hour earlier, stay up an hour later, make the time.…

— Ruby Dee

I know, I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want [laughs]. When there’s movies where there are two sisters and one’s…

— Rebel Wilson

Any actress will tell you - it's really hard. If you're not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you're in the middle,…

— Martine McCutcheon

I think that you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's…

— Meryl Streep

I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman…

— Lindsay Lohan

I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.

— Emmy Rossum

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were…

— Robert De Niro

To look into that persons eyes and find yourself so completely lost in another world, a world full of absolute comfort and…

— Lily Collins

I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a dentist, but you never know what life will bring you.

— Sofia Vergara

I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on…

— Billie Burke

Hollywood actresses age in dog years. I'm 25 in the rest of the world, but I'm about 48 in actress years. I'm…

— Amber Heard

I tell actresses, "If you're too tall, if you're too fat, you're not going to work. I don't care how talented you…

— Pam Grier

I feel there are a very few actresses who can perform really well. I want to be one among them.

— Aishwarya Rajesh

I used to do plays and some television commercials when I was younger. I guess my mom's being an actress got me…

— Lenny Kravitz

I had become a victim of people's perceptions. It's not just me, I think all actresses are.

— Tanushree Dutta

I've always seen actresses who constantly date their leading men or somebody they co-star with, and I've been the opposite. Once I…

— Eva Longoria

If I don't work very often, it's because what I read is written for formidable actresses, but actresses who make a habit…

— Isabelle Adjani

I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the…

— Jamie Chung

There's so much pressure for actresses to constantly work or constantly be desired in terms of a value.

— Stacy Martin

“Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that there has never been and probably will never be another actress…

— Rachel Heffington

I like not knowing about my favourite actresses and actors. I love seeing Meryl Streep up there and knowing so little about…

— Alicia Vikander

Sally Field looks amazing in general, never mind her age! She's a phenomenally talented actress and has had a career spanning so…

— Alison Sweeney

Hollywood will accept actresses playing ten years older, but actors can play ten years younger.

— Greta Scacchi

I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is…

— Sharon Stone

I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.

— Zoey Deutch

Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I…

— Berenice Bejo

Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.

— Chris O'Dowd

I think, being an actress, you know that you're getting old. I'm 44. I mean, an agent said when I turned 40,…

— Charlotte Gainsbourg