Actress Quotes

I hated school, but I was a good student. I made straight A's.

I hate flying. I don't like planes. I get really anxious.

I grew up performing and singing. And acting, the idea of it just sort of fell into my lap. And I was a little hesitant at first, but I was like, 'Okay, I'll try it.'

I get bored easily.

I feel like girls in general will always worry about the same things, and it's all appearance related. That will always be there. When you grow older, you grow more confident with who you are.

I don't really believe in cliques - I think everyone can be friends with everyone.

I definitely used to lie about my age. I'm from Tennessee and everyone would vacation in Destin, Florida, where there are lots of cute guys. I would go with my older sister and lie about my age to them.

I definitely love that all these car brands are coming out with hybrid forms of every car that they have. It's very awesome because I think it does make a difference, and it doesn't hurt that you save a lot of money on gas.

But little white lies here and there is human nature. Everybody does that.

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know.

Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.

Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.

I have disassociated myself from that book.

Awards don't really mean much.

Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.

We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

Yeah, even a black comedy. Where it's a little eerie. I'd love to do that. But there are about three really fabulous ones on the air now and I don't know if I can do any better than that. I'd like to sort of forge new ground.

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama.

Well what do you do with a character like Christine Cagney and you tell her she can't have things?

They say that Madison Avenue will only pay high dollars in advertising if they get the 18-35 age range.