Actresses Quotes

I feel like I'm the luckiest actress in the world.

I do have a lot of female friends who are stand-ups and also women who are actresses and also happen to have an act.

My father was a director, and he used to always tell me, "You should be an actress." When I was 17, he gave me a job so that I'd be in the union.

I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was.

In L.A., I'm twice the size - height and everything else - of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.

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

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.

It's nice to represent a woman who can be bigger than what you see as a typical skinny actress - being funny and desirable at the same time.

I'm not really an actress.

A lot of actresses like to repeat things over - and I don't once I've been there and done that. I like to see what the next thing is that comes along.

My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress.

Being an actress doesn't make you popular in school.

I was a Scientologist before I was an actress, and I've always felt people are not only content with whatever religion I have, but are always interested.

I'll always be figuring out what parts I want to play, because I want to play all parts. I'm a very hungry actress.

When actresses play actresses, or actors play actors, they have to find another level.

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

I'd wanted to be an actress my whole life, that was my goal, that was all I cared about.

I do think that there is an almost more old fashioned mentality to the way musical theatre people and actresses especially are treated.

When I see an amazing play or movie, it inspires me as an actress and a filmmaker.

I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.

Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

If you’re an actress, you’re always on one diet or another — it’s a way of life.

I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses.

I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.

I wanted to watch the women interacting with [Warren Beatty], which takes he chose, and how the actresses were reacting in scenes with him.

I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.

After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.

I have a surfboard that says 'Linda Hunt Choice TV Actress: Action.' I am an action star! I don't know what that is about, but I like it.

It's definitely an exciting time to be an actress.

Life as a voice actress is tough. It's not an easy career.

You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.

I am an actress. I am not a movie star.

I always considered myself the world's worst actress.

Actresses are required to perform the epitome of a certain type of femininity.

I'd like to keep exploring comedy. I didn't necessarily think of myself as a comedic actress, but it's a lot of fun.

A lot of the actresses who were around when I started, I don't know where they are. Comics stick around.

I personally love Jennifer Lawrence. She's an amazing actress, but so young and fresh and youthful.

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.

When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress.

Demi Moore is a terrific woman and a hell of an actress.

As an actress for most of my life, I am profoundly familiar with poverty.

Any actress will tell you, when you've been given a starring role in the initial run of a show, you want to be getting the standing ovations every night, not just on review night.

I'm an actress, primarily. I love to write poetry. I've been writing poetry since I was 12 years old.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

Every actress hopes to play a wide range of characters because not often you dont.

I tell you what really turns my toes up: love scenes with 68-year-old men and actresses young enough to be their granddaughter.

There are a lot of French actresses who just hate me now. I've made enemies.

I feel like a character actress - it's where I'm comfortable.

I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.

When you dance intensely, you are really aware of your physicality, and that's always great to have as a tool, when you're an actress.