Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abbey Clancy

I was already in a band, and the teachers called my mum in and said: 'Abbey's so clever, it's a total waste if she follows her dream'. But I never wanted to do a job I didn't love, and I'd always wanted to be a model or an actress or a singer.

Maisie Williams

I didn't want to escape my life and become a big actress and live my dreams. That was never the way it was; it was just these amazing opportunities that happened.

Jamie Lee Curtis

If I were an actress today at the age of 18, I would never make it, because now our young actresses all seem to be very beautiful and very talented right away.

Kurt Russell

I guarantee you, (Dakota) is the best actress I will work with in my entire career.

Andie MacDowell

I mean, how many times does an actress get to play a school headmistress and then go out and have sex on top of a tombstone? Even when I see it now, I blush.

Jane Badler

I'm a chanteuse and a diva, and I'm an actress who likes a script.

Mili Avital

I loved putting on stories as plays when I was just six. I was the director, the actress and the set designer; I cast my girlfriends in parts, and I suggested to the local kindergarten teachers that we do free performances for the children.

Rachel Bilson

I never actually knew anyone in a coma, ... Well, on 'The Valley' (her favorite show-within-a-show teen soap) there's someone in a coma like every week, but I think they only do that so when the person wakes up, another actress can play the part.

Amy Landecker

The first red carpet I did was at New York's Paris Theatre... It was this beautiful night, and everyone is screaming my name. I'm the least pretentious actress you can ever meet. Someone said to me that I look like I've been doing this forever, and I said that's because I watch E!

This scene originally looked very different. The actress was standing on a wooden platform, surrounded by a railing to keep tourists from falling down the mountain, hardly as dramatic as the finished product. It was amazingly challenging, due to the fact that the camera was constantly moving around her, and the sheer amount of work required to perfect the shot. Trees and bushes had to be added, a village in the background required removal, and clothing was even added to the actress. It was a complete and all encompassing transformation.

Everyone has tried on quite a number of hats to winnow down to what looks good for the actress and works for her character, ... You can tell that some actresses have worn hats a great deal. I have a good time watching them work a hat.

Wes Craven

The audience that would see that movie, by and large, doesn't go to see horror films, ... It was a great pleasure to make, and to see Meryl (Streep) nominated (for a best actress Oscar) for it. But most of the people I run into who loved it are surprised that I made it. When you have a name that means scares, you have to live with that.

Nothing she's done as an actress has bothered me.

Gisele Bundchen

It was not like I was taking myself seriously and being like, OK, now I'm going to be an actress and I'm going to do a Shakespeare movie.

Keiko Agena

I am really fortunate to have parents who supported my plan to become an actress when I was a little kid. And then there was my grandma. She was the best. She was always there and ready to drive me to all my plays and stuff.

As you know we had a major we had to stand down while our lead actress recovered... that added a whole lot more pressure on the film... I know a lot of people felt it would never recover from that.

Leslie Caron

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

Karrine Steffans

I've never been a model, I was an actress for like a minute, but I've always been a writer. That's where I'm going to stay.

Lindsay Lohan

I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman as well.

Penelope Cruz

In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.

Katharine Cornell

An actress' best friend is a body which responds instinctively to thought.

Katharine Hepburn

I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was.

Elisabeth Shue

It took a lot to get attention in my family. No wonder I'm an actress.

Joan Collins

One of the rules about being an actor or an actress is that you never diss other actors or actresses, particularly when you don't know them.

Kate Winslet

I'm always inspired by actresses who are older than me. Because I know that person has lived so much more life than I have. There's a whole other toolbox.

Emma Roberts

I never not wanted to become an actress.

Freida Pinto

I am first and foremost an actress of Indian origin.

Joey Lauren Adams

The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.

about an actress who hits rock bottom and ends up in the military reserves.

This guy is great and he'll tap us directly into this exciting new trend in the adult movie industry. Eon will find the first actress to give a fresh, new face to the imprint. He'll also be looking for all sorts of alternative and progressive talent and programming to keep us at the top of this genre. I can't wait to see his first work.

James Gray

It's very difficult to put your finger on why a certain actor or actress will capture your attention, and you'll think they're right for a role. There's an essence to a person.

Ethel Barrymore

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

Eva Longoria

It really inspired all of us. I don't think I'm anywhere near the actress she is, but I definitely aspire to be.