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> [I wasn't a child who wanted to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-wasn-t-a-child-who-wanted-to-be-an-actor/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

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## More by Mary Badham

> [If more people would try and reach up instead of going to the lowest common denominator, I think we'd be a lot better off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/if-more-people-would-try-and-reach-up-instead-of-going-to-the-lowest/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/my-mother-was-a-leading-lady-in-a-local-theatre-in-birmingham-alabama/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [In 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' I was just playing and having a good time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/in-to-kill-a-mockingbird-i-was-just-playing-and-having-a-good-time/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [I lost my parents very early in my life. My mom died three weeks after I graduated from high school, and my dad died…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-lost-my-parents-very-early-in-my-life-my-mom-died-three-weeks-after/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [I wasn't a child who wanted to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-wasn-t-a-child-who-wanted-to-be-an-actor/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [I didn't know anything about movies or movie stars or the Academy or anything. I was just a blank sheet of paper. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-movies-or-movie-stars-or-the-academy-or/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [When I retired, I was at an in-between age. I wasn't a child anymore, I wasn't really a woman yet, and they weren't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/when-i-retired-i-was-at-an-in-between-age-i-wasn-t-a-child-anymore-i/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/most-of-the-performances-i-see-on-tv-and-in-movies-are-so-self/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [That's so important for children when they're growing up, to have a strong male role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/that-s-so-important-for-children-when-they-re-growing-up-to-have-a/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [I know that I wouldn't mind going back to work if I could find the right script and the right crew to work with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-know-that-i-wouldn-t-mind-going-back-to-work-if-i-could-find-the/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

> [I was very much a tomboy. I've always been rather outspoken, headstrong, and I'm pretty much that way to this day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-badham/i-was-very-much-a-tomboy-i-ve-always-been-rather-outspoken-headstrong/)

[Mary Badham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-badham/)

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