Actresses Quotes · Page 35

Usually, if there is a woman's part in a piece, there's only one, so you've got no other actresses to work with.

— Glenda Jackson

A man who opens a door for a woman or gives up his seat for her-even offering to carry something! Those are…

— Andie MacDowell

I still feel, when I meet actresses, no matter how high-profile they are, that they are starved for good roles.

— Susanna Fogel

Actresses are nightmares. I don't hang out with any of them. That's a problem with my profession. I try not to be…

— Gina Gershon

I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses' plastic…

— Bette Midler

Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Meryl Streep - I love actresses that are strong and fragile at the same time. They bring complexity…

— Moran Atias

At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their…

— Bob Hope

I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk

— Joey Lauren Adams

I really like suspense in movies. I don't really like rom-coms. But that being said, as an audience member I really like…

— Grace Phipps

The network told me to get rid of Number One, the woman first lieutenant, and also get rid of 'that Martian fellow'...…

— Gene Roddenberry

I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over…

— Naturi Naughton

There have been actresses who transitioned and nobody knew. But for me, with everybody knowing my history, it will be harder. I'm…

— Candis Cayne

When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring…

— Anna Deavere Smith

The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big…

— Romola Garai

Hollywood is designed to check the box office on Monday morning and see: "How'd we do? How much?" It's another facet of…

— Danny Glover

I sort of consider myself a comedic actress, not a comedienne. I think it's different. You know, I'm not a stand-up or…

— Zooey Deschanel

There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material.

— Meryl Streep

I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every…

— D. B. Sweeney

I was thinking, who of the English actresses in the last 30 or 40 years have achieved as much as I have?

— Joan Collins

There is a pressure on actresses to look in a certain way. Like, when I have to go out for promotion or…

— Radhika Apte

Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

— Lawrence Schiller

As an actress, you want to try new things. You don't want to repeat yourself. That becomes more important to you, as…

— Winona Ryder

I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don't have…

— Angelina Jolie

Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way.

— Christina Aguilera

I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

— Diane Ladd

I'm a middle child, which is probably why I chose to be an actress. I needed the attention. I've got one older…

— Nell Hudson

Anything that gets you to release the stress in your life and really laugh is worthwhile. It can heal the planet. It…

— Lucie Arnaz

As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can…

— Monique Coleman

I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take…

— Kelly Reilly

It's a great role for any age. Any actress wishes they would find a screenplay that means as much to them as…

— Sonia Braga

People in my hometown seldom called me piao liang, [beautiful] because my smaller eyes were a far cry from the wide irises…

— Liu Wen

It's important for me to not just do the same type of roles and movies that I've seen actresses that look like…

— KiKi Layne

Sunglasses are essential for us actresses. I wear them when I don't feel like putting on make-up or when I'm out and…

— Fala Chen

Being an actress, it's hard to publish things without people thinking everything is autobiographical.

— Emma Roberts

Being an actress is similar to trying to fit in with the popular kids in high school. You're expected to drive the…

— Lauren Ambrose

A lot of young actresses have a hard time combining a reasonable love life with a career.

— Britt Ekland

A lot of actresses like to repeat things over - and I don't once I've been there and done that. I like…

— Kim Basinger

There's always an imbalance with actors and actresses in the industry. And I think because there are just fewer movies overall being…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

My new year's resolution: Never be afraid to be kicked in the teeth. Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.

— Lady Gaga

I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.

— Mel Gibson