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Actress Quotes

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Marilyn Monroe
“I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.... I guess I am a fantasy.”
Marilyn Monroe

Billie Holiday
“If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.”
Billie Holiday

Taylor Jenkins Reid
“It just goes to show that if you tell a woman her only skill is to be desirable, she will believe you.”
Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Bette Davis
“This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”
Bette Davis

Maud Hart Lovelace
“Betsy liked to read her stories aloud and she read them like an actress. She made her voice low and thrillingly deep. She made it shake with emotion. She laughed mockingly and sobbed wildly when the occasion required.”
Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown

“I would give a million bucks to have seen my mother say "cute shoes" to naked Ashley Judd.”
Brian Fies

Richard Rhodes
“ 'Reedlike, that’s what Hedy Kiesler is, sweet and reedlike, and when she wants to talk to you she doesn’t lean over your shoulder and arch herself out behind like a debutante....She leans back from you [and] takes a good look in your eyes and a firm grip on your name before she will allow herself to say a word.' ”
Richard Rhodes, Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Elizabeth Taylor
“You cannot have passion of any kind unless you have compassion.”
Elizabeth Taylor

“My barometer in my life of joy is how my kids are doing.”
Kate Hudson

Goldie Hawn
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, not who people think you are.”
Goldie Hawn

“Music should be your escape.”
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott

Denise Richards
“You have to move through the hard times and pick yourself up. It's all about the big picture, and you can rise above the rest.”
Denise Richards

Janet Jackson
“Nothing's more depressing than having everything and still be sad.”
Janet Jackson

“Sexy to me is being relaxed and intimate with yourself.”
Halle Berry

“Music - It's primal and it's visceral...It's about coming to life.”
Madonna

“Fulfillment comes from good work, when people appreciate what I do, and it moves them. That kind of attention I really love.”
Elizabeth Shue

Gilda Radner
“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.”
Gilda Radner

“You have to find fun in everything you do.”
Aaliyah

“I knew I belonged to the public and the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.”
Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe)

Pamela Anderson
“The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society.”
Pamela Anderson

“Teens are dealing with the same problems now in the 90s as they did in the 70s. The only real difference is the clothes we wear.”
Mila Kunis

“A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world.”
Mandy Moore

“I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.”
Lisa Kudrow

“I say what I think and I stand behind what I say.”
Gwyneth Paltrow

“Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey.”
Jennifer James

“I think it's important to have closure in any relationship that ends - from a romantic relationship to a friendship. You should always have a sense of clarity and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase.”
Jennifer Aniston

Kelly Osbourne
“Women are so unforgiving of themselves. We don't recognize our own beauty because we're too busy comparing ourselves to other people.”
Kelly Osbourne

“When I think about any of the missteps in my life that I've made, all of which I'm grateful for, it's because I just so wanted to be truly seen and heard for who I am and was afraid I wasn't or wouldn't be.”
Kerry Washington

Fannie Flagg
“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead!”
Fannie Flagg

“Life is unpredictable. Just find the person that you trust completely. That was very hard for me, and it took a long time, so I'm very grateful for him."
(referring to her husband Andrew W.K., 2025)”
Kat Dennings

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