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Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent...

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Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be.

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George Burns: Retire? I'm going...

George Burns: Retire? I'm going...

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left.

Source: at...

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Fred Allen: I can't understand...

Fred Allen: I can't understand...

I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few...

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Fred Allen: After quitting radio...

Fred Allen: After quitting radio...

After quitting radio I was able to live on the money I saved on aspirins.

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Alfred Hitchcock: There's nothing to...

Alfred Hitchcock: There's nothing to...

There's nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no...

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Alfred Hitchcock: Drama is life...

Alfred Hitchcock: Drama is life...

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Source: In Halliwell's Filmgoer's...

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Oliver Stone: One of the...

Oliver Stone: One of the...

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and we should never lose...

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Betty Carter: If you're sitting...

Betty Carter: If you're sitting...

If you're sitting in that audience ready to figllt me from the very beginning, I'm going to have a hard time getting...

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Liv Ullmann: Hollywood is loneliness...

Liv Ullmann: Hollywood is loneliness...

Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Ma Rainey: My audience wants...

Ma Rainey: My audience wants...

My audience wants to see me beautifully gowned, and I have spared no expense or pains . . . For I feel that the best...

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Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well,...

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Ingrid Bergman: Happiness is good...

Ingrid Bergman: Happiness is good...

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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Ingrid Bergman: It's not whether...

Ingrid Bergman: It's not whether...

It's not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.

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Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. . ....

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Sarah Bernhardt: The monster of...

Sarah Bernhardt: The monster of...

The monster of advertisement. . . is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It. . . gathers in, through its...

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Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within...

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Loretta Swit: M*A*S*H offered real...

Loretta Swit: M*A*S*H offered real...

M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was...

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Francesca Annis: I maintain the...

Francesca Annis: I maintain the...

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my w0rk and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle...

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