Actresses Quotes · Page 58

The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.

— Graydon Carter

The acting was first. As a teenager I was an actress; and then I came back as a singer.

— Julie London

Some of the things I've seen a lot of my female-actress friends who are relatively famous receive - I've seen some hideous…

— Elisha Cuthbert

Why, when I was a child, I didn't say, as most children do, that I was going to become an actress. I…

— Antoinette Perry

Singer and actress Gertrude Lawrence once overheard an assistant describing the beauty of a coat she knew she could never even dream…

— Sheridan Morley

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it.…

— Nicole Kidman

My mom is an actress, but she never really pushed me into it, and it was never something I thought I would…

— Morena Baccarin

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

— Billie Burke

I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was.

— Katharine Hepburn

Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense…

— Kara Hayward

I consider myself a character actress, and that's working out. I'm getting chances to do things. I like the process - I…

— Jacqueline Bisset

In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.

— Penelope Cruz

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

— Britt Ekland

Being sexy is just one part of being a woman and an actress. But if the part calls for sexy...

— Mariska Hargitay

It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid…

— Nina Dobrev

I just feel like I'm a part of a really cool group of ladies, really good actresses. And each of them kind…

— Erica Durance

You hear things like, ‘People shouldn’t know about your life because you’re creating an illusion on-screen.’ But I don’t see other actresses…

— Ellen Page

I'd love to be in a period drama - that's my obsession. But being a mixed-race actress, there aren't so many roles…

— Antonia Thomas

She [Monica Vitti] was a great actress, but a very difficult person. I am not in contact with her at the moment…

— Giovanna Cau

It's sort of scary to work with your parents when you're in the same business. But there was something so very safe…

— Lily Rabe

I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script.

— Natascha McElhone

I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actress or a singer then.

— Julie Harris

An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.

— Lisa Kudrow

I was always wanting to learn and be one of those actresses who can actually hold a conversation as opposed to standing…

— Michelle Trachtenberg

The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses…

— Paul Mooney