I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal. — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting… — Judy Holliday Copy Share Image
