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title: "23 Better Actress Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [I always want to learn and be challenged - and to get better as an actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-cassidy/i-always-want-to-learn-and-be-challenged-and-to-get-better-as-an/)

[Elaine Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-cassidy/)

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> [As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-beckinsale/as-a-mother-you-feel-much-more-vulnerable-and-when-you-re-vulnerable/)

[Kate Beckinsale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-beckinsale/)

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> [I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ambrose/i-came-to-l-a-to-work-and-become-a-better-actress-not-to-be-a-star/)

[Lauren Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ambrose/)

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> [My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pola-negri/my-hard-work-and-excellent-training-entitled-me-to-be-a-better/)

[Pola Negri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pola-negri/)

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> [And I think that motherhood has made me a better actress as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahima-chaudhry/and-i-think-that-motherhood-has-made-me-a-better-actress-as-well/)

[Mahima Chaudhry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahima-chaudhry/)

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> [Is there anything better you can do as an actress, than to use your fame for charities? I don't have the illusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-biel/is-there-anything-better-you-can-do-as-an-actress-than-to-use-your/)

[Jessica Biel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-biel/)

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> [Ballykissangel' made me a household name, and I am enormously grateful for that, but I don't feel it would ever have developed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dervla-kirwan/ballykissangel-made-me-a-household-name-and-i-am-enormously-grateful/)

[Dervla Kirwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dervla-kirwan/)

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> [Having my son, I mean, I feel already that it makes me a better actress. Just the feeling and the love that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ambrose/having-my-son-i-mean-i-feel-already-that-it-makes-me-a-better-actress/)

[Lauren Ambrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ambrose/)

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> [As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jurnee-smollett/as-an-artist-you-want-to-stretch-that-s-the-only-way-you-re-going-to/)

[Jurnee Smollett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jurnee-smollett/)

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> [I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-keith/i-think-i-m-a-better-actress-for-having-friends-and-interests-outside/)

[Penelope Keith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-keith/)

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> [I was lazy. I would have been a hell of a lot better actress had I taken it more seriously. I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-gardner/i-was-lazy-i-would-have-been-a-hell-of-a-lot-better-actress-had-i/)

[Ava Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-gardner/)

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> [The longer you live, the smarter you get because you've been around. You've seen things. You've gone through different emotional experiences in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-marie-saint/the-longer-you-live-the-smarter-you-get-because-you-ve-been-around/)

[Eva Marie Saint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-marie-saint/)

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> [I just want to do a good job with each role that I take and continue to better myself as an actress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-just-want-to-do-a-good-job-with-each-role-that-i-take-and-continue/)

[Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/)

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> [On a very small scale, I kind of understand why the directors that I work with do certain things. I don't consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hayley-kiyoko/on-a-very-small-scale-i-kind-of-understand-why-the-directors-that-i/)

[Hayley Kiyoko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hayley-kiyoko/)

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> [I realized that acting is not all about receiving people's applause or cheer. It is about delivering the right character to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liu-yifei/i-realized-that-acting-is-not-all-about-receiving-people-s-applause/)

[Liu Yifei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liu-yifei/)

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> [I can't be a part of the problem. I hate the idea of a label just as much as anyone else but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-heard/i-can-t-be-a-part-of-the-problem-i-hate-the-idea-of-a-label-just-as/)

[Amber Heard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-heard/)

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> [I don't like my voice that much. I think I'm a much better actress than singer. Singing is like going to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cher/i-don-t-like-my-voice-that-much-i-think-i-m-a-much-better-actress/)

[Cher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cher/)

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> [Earlier, I thought it would be better for an actress to marry a businessman or a person from other profession, as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divyanka-tripathi/earlier-i-thought-it-would-be-better-for-an-actress-to-marry-a/)

[Divyanka Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divyanka-tripathi/)

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> [So I hope to stretch my acting skills. I got to a point in my dancing where I felt like I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-hough/so-i-hope-to-stretch-my-acting-skills-i-got-to-a-point-in-my-dancing/)

[Julianne Hough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-hough/)

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> [Jodie Foster did it, Natalie Portman did it. I think it's entirely possible to juggle university with filming... I actually think going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-watson/jodie-foster-did-it-natalie-portman-did-it-i-think-it-s-entirely/)

[Emma Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-watson/)

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> [I don't go to parties and all that. I don't think being seen or being in the right place is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherilyn-fenn/i-don-t-go-to-parties-and-all-that-i-don-t-think-being-seen-or-being/)

[Sherilyn Fenn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherilyn-fenn/)

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> [If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-lange/if-i-didn-t-have-children-i-d-be-a-much-better-actress-i-wouldn-t-be/)

[Jessica Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-lange/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/jessica-lange-7297_acting_if-i-didn-t-have-children-i-d-be-a-much_1812061.jpg)

> [Trust me, baby, you weren’t that good. I was just a better actress than you were actor. (Zephyra to Stryker) Ew! No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/trust-me-baby-you-weren-t-that-good-i-was-just-a-better-actress-than/)

[Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/)

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