#actress

An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous merriment, cannot always be satisfied to set aside her whole career, in the work that she loves, simply because she is married. ↗

— Billie Burke

#always #aside #audience #because #cannot

I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband. ↗

— Billie Burke

#art #be happy #cannot #care #happy

Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress. ↗

— Joyce Cary

#artist #court #i #know #law

I've been very lucky. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't really have the drive to sell myself. Fortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job. ↗

— Blythe Danner

#agent #been #drive #fortunately #going

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people. ↗

— Laura Dern

#commitment #difference #films #i #made

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs. ↗

— Shelley Duvall

#because #becoming #been #before #having

There was no way I could live in Hollywood and not become an actress. ↗

— Eva Gabor

#become #could #hollywood #i #live

I have a certain way of thinking where I see something, and I know that I want it and I make up my mind - and that's pretty much all there is to it. It was like, This is what I want to do, and I'm going, and everything's going to work out. I'm going to be an actress. There was no way around it. ↗

— Ashley Greene

#around #certain #certain way #everything #going

My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got halfway. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set. ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

#called #does #gets #got #halfway

Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right. ↗

— Ida Lupino

#almost #hesitate #hire #i #impossible