Actresses Quotes - Page 35

• I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks.

  Kelly Reilly

  Play, Brave, Risk

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

  Kelly Reilly

  Girl, Real, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.

  Kelly Reilly

  Thinking, Luxury, Rehearsal

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I always considered myself the world's worst actress.

  Luise Rainer

  World, Worst

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Since it was too difficult to get into the Screen Actor's Guild in New York, I moved to Miami in 1982 and started a successful career as a television commercial actress, obtaining my SAG card there.

  Donna Rice Hughes

  New York, Successful, Television Commercials

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• There's still a bit of a problem, in that so many leading English roles are taken by American or French actresses.

  Joely Richardson

  Taken, Roles, Problem

  "How I survived divorce, the tabloids and Jamie Theakston". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2001.

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• When I was a kid, I was into psychological thrillers. When I was 12, my favorite movie was 'Thirteen.' I just really liked movies that showed an extreme range in acting. That's what made me want to become an actress.

  Leven Rambin

  Kids, Acting, Want

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.

  Phylicia Rashad

  Looks, Able, Humans

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• I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Acting, Want, Fame

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• Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal girl. I ride the subway, I ride the bus, and all of that.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Girl, Subway, Normal

  "Gabourey Sidibe Interview THE BIG C". Interview, collider.com. August 17, 2010.

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• 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.

  Karrine Steffans

  Minutes, Models

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• Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful, I thought, Oh my god, you can travel, you're free, you can do what you want, you're the boss. And then I met an actor and I was in love with him.

  Lea Seydoux

  Boss, Just Friends, Actors

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• I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.

  Octavia Spencer

  Drama, Thinking, People

  "Interview with Octavia Spencer of The Help". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. August 9, 2011.

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• This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry - which was very personal and cathartic at the time- was very moving to folks. People thought that I was an actress because of my delivery, when I was just dropping into the work and really pouring out my soul.

  Sonja Sohn

  New York, Moving, Careers

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• I don't see myself being an actress forever.

  Carrie Snodgress

  Forever

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• You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?

  Imelda Staunton

  Character, Interesting, Doe

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• But I'm glad I'm not one of those actresses who is just so ready to open up for everyone.

  Kristen Stewart

  Ready, Glad

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• I don't know where I'm going to be in three years. Because I have the feeling that the future is so full of possibilities, to stop being an actress, to do something else... for me, the future is just a huge bunch of discoveries.

  Audrey Tautou

  Discovery, Years, Feelings

  Interview, www.aboutfilm.com.

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• If I had made it in cheerleading, I would have never been an actress.

  Christine Taylor

  Cheerleading, Made, Ifs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Olivia Thirlby

  Dream, Lucky, Juice

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.

  Rachael Taylor

  Girl, Strong, Character

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.

  Rachel True

  Thinking, Careers, Balance

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• I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert.

  Alicia Vikander

  Teacher, Stars, Two

  "TIFF FUTURES: ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘A Royal Affair’ Star Alicia Vikander is Getting Her Fair Share of Corset Training". www.indiewire.com. September 07, 2012.

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• You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

  Beatrice Wood

  Acting, Fascinating, Knows

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• Being an actress, I find myself people-watching and I can be quite shy.

  Emma Watson

  People, Shy, I Can

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