Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen
Polly Bergenwas an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 July 1930
CityKnoxville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
foot home love loved soon
As soon as my foot is in the light onstage, I am home. It is what I love to do. It is what I have always loved to do.
awful couple learn life roads
You look at the road you could have taken, you know, I just think that's interesting... I've been on a lot of roads and I had to hitchhike on a couple of 'em... I have to be very honest: There's not an awful lot of regret in my life. I think that, you know, you learn from everything, and then, sometimes, you don't.
came exactly hoped life living lots movies people saw simple since
I came to Southbury because I wanted to live a more simple life. When I was a child, I saw lots of movies about happy people living in Connecticut. And ever since then, that was where I wanted to live. I thought it would be like the movies. And it really is. It's exactly what I hoped it would be.
needs people
I'm one of those people who always needs a mountain to climb. When I get up a mountain as far as I think I'm going to get, I try to find another mountain.
life possibly struck suddenly
It suddenly struck me - I'm 70 years old. I wonder if I could possibly end my life the way I started it: doing the most joyful thing I ever did, which is to sing.
insecurity imitation form
Imitation is the sincerest form of insecurity.
smoking age
Smoking ages you quicker than almost anything else.
beautiful baltimore towns
Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old and beautiful about this place.
house secret earning
The secret Ive lived by ever since I started earning money is this: Always buy a house with an extra bedroom adjoining the master. And thats always my closet.
stars ambitious singers
I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didnt want to be a singer. I didnt want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.
voice problem
I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.
dog singing ovation
I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!''
men water adorable
John Waters is one of the sweetest, dearest, most adorable men I've ever worked with.
thinking play actors
I saw several actresses play the part. I did not in fact, as far as I know, do anything that any of the other actresses did. I don't think actresses do that. I think that what we do is we see a role as a role, we don't see it as a person. We look at the role and think, 'What can I, as an actor, bring to that part?