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title: "4 Lady Character Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Lady Character quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Lady Character sayings and thoughts."
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> [On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-parrilla/on-swingtown-i-think-that-s-when-i-was-able-to-blend-the-character/)

[Lana Parrilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-parrilla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/lana-parrilla-19259_able_on-swingtown-i-think-that-s-when-i-was-a_186432.jpg)

> [I was always a character actress and never a sex symbol. Even when I was the leading lady, I was a character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-was-always-a-character-actress-and-never-a-sex-symbol-even-when-i/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/shirley-maclaine-1977_actor_i-was-always-a-character-actress-and-nev_424157.jpg)

> [I have never been an easy fit. I'm a leading lady character actor; I don't fit in one slot simply.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-hunter/i-have-never-been-an-easy-fit-i-m-a-leading-lady-character-actor-i/)

[Holly Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-hunter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/holly-hunter-2424_actor_i-have-never-been-an-easy-fit-i-m-a-lead_1227750.jpg)

> [I'm a leading lady character actor; I don't fit in one slot simply. I've always been used to a certain amount of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-hunter/i-m-a-leading-lady-character-actor-i-don-t-fit-in-one-slot-simply-i/)

[Holly Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-hunter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff2/holly-hunter-2424_actor_i-m-a-leading-lady-character-actor-i-don_3103056.jpg)

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