A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing.
Donna Mills

Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.
Donna Mills

Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter.
Donna Mills

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.
Donna Mills

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.
Donna Mills

I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using.
Donna Mills

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.
Donna Mills

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.
Donna Mills

I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model.
Donna Mills

I kept bugging them about making it more upscale, because I felt Abby, through her cleverness and business sense, was a character who would move up. And that's what she did.
Donna Mills

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.
Donna Mills

I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies, too. I felt that people don't say things in life - they act, they do things. I always wanted my characters doing, rather than saying what they were doing - which was redundant.
Donna Mills

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.
Donna Mills

I was tired of playing the goodie-two-shoes.
Donna Mills

I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.
Donna Mills

If there is anything I would do differently in my life, it is that I would study business more. I'm trying to teach my daughter Chloe at an early age about investing and money so she's not afraid of it.
Donna Mills

My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.
Donna Mills

My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.
Donna Mills

One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.
Donna Mills

Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't gorgeous.
Donna Mills