I am an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best parts. And when I woke up -- sociologically, politically, and creatively -- I could no longer take those parts and look in the mirror.
Source: In Ms. Magazine, Feb 1975.
-- Shirley MacLaine, (Apr 24 1934-____), US actress, dancer, writer, metaphysician; She won 1984 Oscar for Terms of Endearment; her books include Out on a Limb, 1983.