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# Valerie Harper

(1939–2019)   Actor   United States

 **115** quotes in **423** categories

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Valerie Harper was an actor from the United States, best known for *I, Rhoda*.

## Quick Facts About Valerie Harper

Born August 22, 1939

Died August 30, 2019

Nationality United States

Profession Actor

Notable works I, Rhoda

Known for The Hogan Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda

Spouse Richard Schaal

## About Valerie Harper

She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three times for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later earned the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Rhoda.

## Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

##  Quotes by Valerie Harper · Page 3

> [I have cancer. It's in my brain... What are you gonna do about it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-have-cancer-it-s-in-my-brain-what-are-you-gonna-do-about-it/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/valerie-harper-4175_about_i-have-cancer-it-s-in-my-brain-what-are_2978716.png)

> [I love sitting at home. I love laying in bed watching television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-love-sitting-at-home-i-love-laying-in-bed-watching-television/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/home/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/valerie-harper-4175_home_i-love-sitting-at-home-i-love-laying-in_3069269.png)

> [Pearl Buck was my mother's favorite author.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/pearl-buck-was-my-mother-s-favorite-author/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Author](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/author/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/valerie-harper-4175_author_pearl-buck-was-my-mother-s-favorite-auth_1746861.png)

> [Luck is not an acceptable substitute for early detection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/luck-is-not-an-acceptable-substitute-for-early-detection/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Detection](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/detection/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/valerie-harper-4175_detection_luck-is-not-an-acceptable-substitute-for_755222.png)

> [I've had a lot of great stuff - spectacular stuff - happen to me. I've got to not be a pig about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-great-stuff-spectacular-stuff-happen-to-me-i-ve-got/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/valerie-harper-4175_about_i-ve-had-a-lot-of-great-stuff-spectacula_3126390.png)

> [All of us are going to die. Every single one of us. So, while you're alive, be alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/all-of-us-are-going-to-die-every-single-one-of-us-so-while-you-re/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/valerie-harper-4175_alive_all-of-us-are-going-to-die-every-single_233650.png)

> [Magazines airbrush everything. If you think it's an illusion, then it probably is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/magazines-airbrush-everything-if-you-think-it-s-an-illusion-then-it/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Everything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/everything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/734/valerie-harper-4175_everything_magazines-airbrush-everything-if-you-thi_2728019.png)

> [I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-m-basically-an-actress-not-a-comedienne-and-if-something-comes/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Actress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/valerie-harper-4175_actress_i-m-basically-an-actress-not-a-comedienn_2474692.png)

> [I think drama and comedy are pretty much all the same, and the issue is whether or not you have a sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-think-drama-and-comedy-are-pretty-much-all-the-same-and-the-issue/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/valerie-harper-4175_comedy_i-think-drama-and-comedy-are-pretty-much_2252059.png)

> [When I wake up in the morning, I don't say, 'Oh, I have cancer. I say 'Another day. How you feeling? Good?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-i-don-t-say-oh-i-have-cancer-i-say/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Another day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/valerie-harper-4175_another-day_when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-i-don-t-sa_691542.png)

> [We have a lot of fear around death, and I thought maybe I can help somebody... I want people to be less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/we-have-a-lot-of-fear-around-death-and-i-thought-maybe-i-can-help/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/valerie-harper-4175_death_we-have-a-lot-of-fear-around-death-and-i_758500.png)

> [With imagery, as actors know, you can make up anything you want to. You can put yourself in icy water to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/with-imagery-as-actors-know-you-can-make-up-anything-you-want-to-you/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [Stop working so hard at being interesting and focus on what's outside yourself. There are universes out there that need to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/stop-working-so-hard-at-being-interesting-and-focus-on-what-s-outside/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Focus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/)

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> [Daddy was a salesman and away a lot, always working. My mom took me to the movies on Thursday nights because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/daddy-was-a-salesman-and-away-a-lot-always-working-my-mom-took-me-to/)

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[Daddy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daddy/)

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> [The disease I have is quite a rare cancer, and it is located in a limited area - a very widespread area,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/the-disease-i-have-is-quite-a-rare-cancer-and-it-is-located-in-a/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/valerie-harper-4175_ability_the-disease-i-have-is-quite-a-rare-cance_1416452.jpg)

> [Keep your chin up, and don't go to the funeral - mine or yours or your loved one's - until the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/keep-your-chin-up-and-don-t-go-to-the-funeral-mine-or-yours-or-your/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/)

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> [Every five minutes, every hour, every day, every year that you waste worrying about your cancer - you have forfeited time that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/every-five-minutes-every-hour-every-day-every-year-that-you-waste/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Cancer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cancer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/valerie-harper-4175_cancer_every-five-minutes-every-hour-every-day_1193349.png)

> [Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/do-not-tell-somebody-how-to-vote-just-go-up-to-them-and-tell-them/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Academy award](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy-award/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/valerie-harper-4175_academy-award_do-not-tell-somebody-how-to-vote-just-go_1655780.png)

> [I've had very deep moments of sadness. What I do is really sob, really cry, do whatever it is, and then kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-ve-had-very-deep-moments-of-sadness-what-i-do-is-really-sob-really/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Crying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crying/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/valerie-harper-4175_crying_i-ve-had-very-deep-moments-of-sadness-wh_418773.jpg)

> [I have had acupuncture regularly, and I engage in visualization, which is actually an actor's tool, visualizing myself kicking out the cancer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-have-had-acupuncture-regularly-and-i-engage-in-visualization-which/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/valerie-harper-4175_actor_i-have-had-acupuncture-regularly-and-i-e_331935.png)

> [We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/we-all-have-a-way-to-contribute-to-your-community-to-your-family/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/valerie-harper-4175_community_we-all-have-a-way-to-contribute-to-your_1128474.png)

> [It's really important that we don't hang up the membership to the human community at menopause.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/it-s-really-important-that-we-don-t-hang-up-the-membership-to-the/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/valerie-harper-4175_community_it-s-really-important-that-we-don-t-hang_2322991.png)

> [My mother was a Book of the Month Club devotee. I remember she always looked forward to Pearl Buck's books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/my-mother-was-a-book-of-the-month-club-devotee-i-remember-she-always/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/valerie-harper-4175_books_my-mother-was-a-book-of-the-month-club-d_2938209.png)

> [I'm happier because I had to face what all of us try not to face: that we're going to die. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-m-happier-because-i-had-to-face-what-all-of-us-try-not-to-face-that/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Die](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/die/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/valerie-harper-4175_die_i-m-happier-because-i-had-to-face-what-a_446757.png)

> [It can be frightening. I think, 'I don't want to go.' But I give myself room to grieve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/it-can-be-frightening-i-think-i-don-t-want-to-go-but-i-give-myself/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Dying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dying/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/valerie-harper-4175_dying_it-can-be-frightening-i-think-i-don-t-wa_993358.png)

> [All of us have the same thing coming - death. It's waiting. But I don't want to go. I want to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/all-of-us-have-the-same-thing-coming-death-it-s-waiting-but-i-don-t/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Coming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84e/valerie-harper-4175_coming_all-of-us-have-the-same-thing-coming-dea_2160059.png)

> [I am pretty heavy into causes. I'm an active Democrat, I boycott grapes, and I work for prison reform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-am-pretty-heavy-into-causes-i-m-an-active-democrat-i-boycott-grapes/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Democrat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democrat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/valerie-harper-4175_democrat_i-am-pretty-heavy-into-causes-i-m-an-act_2218137.png)

> [Actors often want to look like they're comfortable. You want to go into an audition saying, 'I'm your gal. I'm what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/actors-often-want-to-look-like-they-re-comfortable-you-want-to-go/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/valerie-harper-4175_actors_actors-often-want-to-look-like-they-re-c_2187568.png)

> [I don't see anything degrading about marriage or homemaking, but my husband and I pool the money we earn, along with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-don-t-see-anything-degrading-about-marriage-or-homemaking-but-my/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

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> [I never smoked in my life. Neither did my mother. And so many women I meet whose mothers or aunts or whoever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-never-smoked-in-my-life-neither-did-my-mother-and-so-many-women-i/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/valerie-harper-4175_life_i-never-smoked-in-my-life-neither-did-my_2650774.png)

> [Anything I can give women to help them feel better about themselves, that's what I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/anything-i-can-give-women-to-help-them-feel-better-about-themselves/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

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> [I danced in choruses from about 1959 to 1967, in 'Take Me Along,' 'Wildcat,' and 'Subways Are for Sleeping.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-danced-in-choruses-from-about-1959-to-1967-in-take-me-along-wildcat/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [On 'Rhoda,' they wanted my husband, Joe, to wear a pajama top when we were doing love scenes. They finally let him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/on-rhoda-they-wanted-my-husband-joe-to-wear-a-pajama-top-when-we-were/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/valerie-harper-4175_audience_on-rhoda-they-wanted-my-husband-joe-to-w_1886351.png)

> [There are times when I cry. I'll sit in the chair and feel the depression, let it seethe. Then it starts to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/there-are-times-when-i-cry-i-ll-sit-in-the-chair-and-feel-the/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Chair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/valerie-harper-4175_chair_there-are-times-when-i-cry-i-ll-sit-in-t_2827949.jpg)

> [I've always felt very strongly about human rights for blacks, women, and gays. Our Constitution is about equality for all - that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-harper/i-ve-always-felt-very-strongly-about-human-rights-for-blacks-women/)

[Valerie Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-harper/)

[Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/)

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