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> [I am not an adult, that's my explanation of myself. Except when I am working on a set, I have all the inhibitions and shyness of the bashful, backward child, unless I have something very much in common with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/i-am-not-an-adult-that-s-my-explanation-of-myself-except-when-i-am/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

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## More by Jean Arthur

> [I guess I became an actress because I didn't want to be myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/i-guess-i-became-an-actress-because-i-didn-t-want-to-be-myself/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

> [I loved sinking my head into Cary Grant's chest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/i-loved-sinking-my-head-into-cary-grant-s-chest/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

> [If people don't like your work, all the still pictures in the world can't help you and nothing written about you, even oceans of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/if-people-don-t-like-your-work-all-the-still-pictures-in-the-world/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

> [I hated the place (Hollywood), not the work, but the lack of privacy, those terrible prying fan magazine writers and all the surrounding exploitation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/i-hated-the-place-hollywood-not-the-work-but-the-lack-of-privacy/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

> [I am not an adult, that's my explanation of myself. Except when I am working on a set, I have all the inhibitions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/i-am-not-an-adult-that-s-my-explanation-of-myself-except-when-i-am/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

> [It's a strenuous job every day of your life to live up to the way you look on the screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-arthur/it-s-a-strenuous-job-every-day-of-your-life-to-live-up-to-the-way-you/)

[Jean Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-arthur/)

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