Actress Quotes

Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.

I have an older sister named Haley and she wanted to be an actress. So I wanted to be an actress. It's really funny the way that some people don't give kids enough credit for like really being driven, and really wanting to do things so badly.

Everybody thinks about Bo Derek as being this extravagant looking lady but she is also a wonderful actress.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear.

Don't get married to an actress because they're also actresses in bed.

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they are always so surprised to hear my voice on a cartoon character, or see my face on a video box. If it ever gets to be too much though, the career and the kids, I will simply set the career aside.

I had this totally impossible dream of being an actress. Trust me, just because I'm lucky enough to be doing this doesn't make any of this less of a pipe dream. And nothing gets my juices flowing like a really great performance. To see someone on stage, I get really excited.

I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I became.

Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films.

I started off as a model and struggled for some time until I got a break as an actress. I was too stubborn to let go and was sure I was in the right place at the right time. I just fought and I think that's how I am where I am today.

An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.

You can tell five minutes into it what a girl is after, when she starts asking how much money I make or tells me, 'I wanna be an actress.'

I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.

I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing.

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.

People think, 'Wow, you're an actress, so people must be really nice to you and kiss your ass.' NOBODY kisses my ass.

I've been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been overly driven.

I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California.

The condition of being an actress can be unbearable.

It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things.

The inability to listen and to depict in the countenance what others have said has spoiled many a good actress.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic.

I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally.

I wanted to become a model and an actress.

As an actress I feel that if you start to impose your own inhibitions, then you are not doing your job.

For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common.