Actresses Quotes · Page 7

Television has always been better for actresses.

— Himani Shivpuri

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

— Michael Learned

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

— Victoria Abril

“Even the world’s greatest actor cannot fake an erection.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I think the era of the diva actress is coming to an end.

— Amanda Seyfried

Being an actress, I find myself people-watching and I can be quite shy.

— Emma Watson

Demi Moore is a terrific woman and a hell of an actress.

— Mark Goddard

As far as actresses go, I love Meryl Streep.

— Jennifer Nettles

Being an actress in China, Im actually a very lucky actress... Especially now that Chinese movies are becoming more diverse with more…

— Zhou Xun

All that some actresses want is for people to take them seriously instead of caring about how they look. For me, Ive…

— Nikki Cox

In my head, I could never imagine that I could be an actress. I always thought actresses were meant to be perfect…

— Zareen Khan

Because I don't look like most lead actresses look, I was told that I shouldn't even come to America. That I shouldn't…

— Danielle Macdonald

Do you know how many plastic surgeries are done to the actors and actresses in Hollywood?

— Joseph Jackson

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didnt want to be a singer. I didnt…

— Polly Bergen

Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a…

— Patricia Richardson

At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance.

— Candice Bergen

I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me…

— Cicely Tyson

Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe. I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want…

— Marilyn Monroe

The fact that I got into acting at all was kind of fluke-ish. I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really…

— Winona Ryder

There really is a lot of pressure on actresses to look a strange and unrealistic way. You're not supposed to age. You're…

— Patricia Arquette

I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely…

— Gwendoline Christie

Madonna is my role model shes such a powerful woman. I love Gwenyth Paltrow, shes an actress I aspire to be like.…

— Kirsten Dunst

Being married to two extremely high profile, you know, actresses, and being sort of chased by, you know, paparazzi and people, it's…

— Tommy Lee

I believe in Amy Winehouse. I know she’s not with us anymore but I believe she was who she was and in…

— Lana Del Rey

Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once…

— Julia Stiles

It's really interesting - I wanted to become an actress when I was young because I wanted to do romantic comedy. And…

— Julie Benz

I think I've always sorta been drawn, I think a lot of actresses are, to Shakespeare's Juliet, just because she goes through…

— Elisabeth Moss

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

— Sheridan Morley

She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe…

— Billy Wilder

For eight years I was an inmate in a state asylum for the insane. During those years I passed through such unbearable…

— Frances Farmer

“...I do not function too well on emotional motivations. I am wary of them. And I am wary of a lot of…

— John D. MacDonald

I'm certainly not going to tell other people what they should do with their own personal lives. I think it's certainly easier…

— John Waters

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.

— Dorothy Parker

Pretty, and you may be talented, but nobody will remember that if you're mean.

— Katie Holmes

No, actors go out with actresses as a form of self-flagellation.

— John Cusack

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

— Bette Davis

It's important for me to be immersed in all cultures. I'm an actress.

— Rachel

Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.

— Jacqueline Susann

It's a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.

— Christine Baranski

I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.

— Natasha Leggero