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> [She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/she-loses-50-pounds-in-the-film-and-goes-from-fairly-sane-to-totally/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

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## More by Ellen Burstyn

> [It's interesting: John Calley at Warner Bros. helped me put 'Alice' together. It was very unusual back then for a studio to support an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/it-s-interesting-john-calley-at-warner-bros-helped-me-put-alice/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [The real work of an actor goes on inside, and I don't think it changes from director to director - I always go for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/the-real-work-of-an-actor-goes-on-inside-and-i-don-t-think-it-changes/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I feel eager to learn as much as I can, not only about my craft but the world and the cosmos and how we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-feel-eager-to-learn-as-much-as-i-can-not-only-about-my-craft-but/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I'm interested in the cosmos. I want to know what's out there and how connected we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-m-interested-in-the-cosmos-i-want-to-know-what-s-out-there-and-how/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [Bob Duvall is a great actor because each time out, he creates a whole, complete character. You have the feeling that you're not seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/bob-duvall-is-a-great-actor-because-each-time-out-he-creates-a-whole/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-talked-to-women-who-lived-there-to-get-their-speech-patterns-and/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [It's a sin to have your films not to make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/it-s-a-sin-to-have-your-films-not-to-make-money/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [When I was 19, I took a train from Houston to New York, and I had in my lap the collected works of William…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/when-i-was-19-i-took-a-train-from-houston-to-new-york-and-i-had-in-my/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/well-my-taste-wasn-t-very-good-when-i-first-started-out-but-later/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/their-life-is-about-getting-enough-money-to-put-food-on-the-table-to/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [The only Shakespeare I ever did was a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' two years in a row in my garden in Rockland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/the-only-shakespeare-i-ever-did-was-a-production-of-a-midsummer-night/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I couldn't kill a chicken, I couldn't kill a cow - I was a vegetarian too at that time - so I thought, well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-couldn-t-kill-a-chicken-i-couldn-t-kill-a-cow-i-was-a-vegetarian/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I left my career in Hollywood, moved back to New York, and went to Lee Strasberg and studied with him for the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-left-my-career-in-hollywood-moved-back-to-new-york-and-went-to-lee/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [There's no doubt that the patriarchy that we live in also controls the movie industry. The heads of the studios are men, and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/there-s-no-doubt-that-the-patriarchy-that-we-live-in-also-controls/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

> [I've liked all the directors I've worked with a lot. And the ones I like best are the ones that have really good taste…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-ve-liked-all-the-directors-i-ve-worked-with-a-lot-and-the-ones-i/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

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