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> [There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/there-s-a-great-difference-between-being-popular-and-being-an-artist/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

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## More by Shirley Knight

> [The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/the-other-death-for-an-actor-is-comparing-yourself-to-other-people/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/there-s-a-great-difference-between-being-popular-and-being-an-artist/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/there-are-things-that-you-cannot-talk-to-your-mother-and-father-about/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/my-goal-was-not-to-be-famous-or-rich-but-to-be-good-at-what-i-did-and/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/i-took-individual-photographs-of-annie-liebovitz-i-kept-taking-her/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/there-s-no-place-to-act-in-kansas-you-re-supressed/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/i-moved-to-la-and-decided-to-do-films-and-television-mainly-because/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/so-many-directors-are-solely-focused-on-their-own-success-in/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [I just let the character speak to me and things appear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/i-just-let-the-character-speak-to-me-and-things-appear/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/hollywood-that-s-where-they-give-academy-awards-to-charlton-heston/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/the-only-people-you-can-really-share-certain-things-with-in-secret/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/it-s-no-accident-that-tony-hopkins-is-a-wonderful-film-actor/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/my-acting-career-helped-pull-me-through-the-rough-times/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/i-did-the-occasional-odd-film-like-endless-love/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

> [I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-knight/i-got-an-agent-and-went-up-for-the-part-of-my-first-film-five-gates/)

[Shirley Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-knight/)

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