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Judy Holliday Quotes

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don’t Picture Quote #1

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience’s attention without extraordinary physical equipment Picture Quote #1

Now with all this movie business, everybody’s coming around wanting to know everything that’s happened since I was four. It’s like going to an analyst Picture Quote #1

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn’t I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way? Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else’s skin. Sometimes I feel I’ve accomplished it. But when I don’t, I’m nobody at all, having left myself at home Picture Quote #1

I’m a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it’s like losing a leg Picture Quote #1

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I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I’ve never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she’s really my only idol. It’s going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile Picture Quote #1

I am not an ‘instant’ actor... to really do anything, I’ve got to try it five or six or a dozen times Picture Quote #1

I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American Picture Quote #1

Lovers have a right to betray you, friends don't Picture Quote #1

If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything Picture Quote #1

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal Picture Quote #1

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We were wavering around like a ship without a sail Picture Quote #1

He didn’t maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way! Picture Quote #1

Now with all this movie business, everybody’s coming around wanting to know everything that’s happened since I was four. It’s like going to an analyst Picture Quote #1

I could talk about him all day. He’s one of the most wonderful things that ever happened to me Picture Quote #1

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn’t hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly Picture Quote #1

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn’t get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes Picture Quote #1

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate Picture Quote #1

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable Picture Quote #1

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am Picture Quote #1

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward Picture Quote #1

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously Picture Quote #1

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Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

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Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don’t. (Judy Holliday Quotes) You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience’s attention without extraordinary physical equipment (Judy Holliday Quotes) Now with all this movie business, everybody’s coming around wanting to know everything that’s happened since I was four. It’s like going to an analyst. (Judy Holliday Quotes) Of course I work hard. Why shouldn’t I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way? (Judy Holliday Quotes) I’m trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else’s skin. Sometimes I feel I’ve accomplished it. But when I don’t, I’m nobody at all, having left myself at home (Judy Holliday Quotes) I’m a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it’s like losing a leg (Judy Holliday Quotes) I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I’ve never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she’s really my only idol. It’s going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile (Judy Holliday Quotes) I am not an ‘instant’ actor... to really do anything, I’ve got to try it five or six or a dozen times (Judy Holliday Quotes) I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American (Judy Holliday Quotes) Lovers have a right to betray you, friends don't (Judy Holliday Quotes) If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything (Judy Holliday Quotes) People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal (Judy Holliday Quotes) We were wavering around like a ship without a sail (Judy Holliday Quotes) He didn’t maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way! (Judy Holliday Quotes) Now with all this movie business, everybody’s coming around wanting to know everything that’s happened since I was four. It’s like going to an analyst (Judy Holliday Quotes) I could talk about him all day. He’s one of the most wonderful things that ever happened to me (Judy Holliday Quotes) We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn’t hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly (Judy Holliday Quotes) Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked (Judy Holliday Quotes) I’ve always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn’t get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes (Judy Holliday Quotes) I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate (Judy Holliday Quotes) I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable (Judy Holliday Quotes) I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am (Judy Holliday Quotes) I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward (Judy Holliday Quotes) Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously (Judy Holliday Quotes)