Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Blackwas an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant, most famous as Hollywood's number one box-office star from 1935 to 1938. As an adult, she entered politics and became a diplomat, as a United States Ambassador to Ghana and later to Czechoslovakia, and as Chief of Protocol of the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth23 April 1928
CountryUnited States of America
crush tanks
Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.
office said producers
One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.
inspirational believe past
Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion, and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways - in science, in politics, in every bold intention.
movie distance personality
In the world of movie personalities the distance between popularity and politics is short.
government risk today
Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life - and if we fail, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size.
blessed thinking interesting
I've been so blessed. If someone asked me whom I would choose to be if I could come back in another life, I would have to say Shirley Temple Black. I cannot think of a more interesting life to ask for.
garbage-cans world censorship
Sunnybrook Farm is now a parking lot; the petticoats are in the garbage can, where they belong in the modern world; and I detest censorship.
attention lines pay
By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.
children drs former
Dr. Kissinger was a former child. Jerry Ford was a former child. Even F.D.R. was a former child. I retired from the movies in 1949, and I'm still a former child.
ghana people actresses
Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N.
thinking people shy
Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.
awards advice achievement
I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!
mother thinking mind
I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.
bossy
I've always been bossy.