Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.
Ida Lupino

The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity.
Gena Rowlands

I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing.
Virginia Madsen

I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.
Kristin Scott Thomas

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.
Carson Daly

I want to do everything right now! This very minute. I am impatient, but yes I have goals. To be a real well-respected actress whom people know they can rely on to do a good job... whether they like me as a person or not!
Lynda Carter

I don't like being compared to anyone or being in a class with someone. I'm a teen actress and therefore I'm competing against Hilary Duff. We're different people like everyone else.
Amanda Bynes

I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.
Juliette Lewis

I'm a more mature actress now.
Eliza Dushku

Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
Olivia De Havilland

I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
Isabella Rossellini

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.
Tom Lehrer

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.
Elizabeth Ashley

You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear.
Jeffrey Katzenberg

The only other thing that interested me as a kid was being a bricklayer. So if I hadn't become an actress, I would probably be a bricklayer.
Nikki Cox

I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.
Marcia Gay Harden

Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.
Piper Laurie

My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors.
Pola Negri

The most frustrating thing for me as a singer is that people have pinpointed me as an actress who suddenly woke up one day and decided that I wanted to sing.
Marla Sokoloff

Oh, she didn't schlep me. I schlepped her, actually. I was the one who wanted to be an actress.
Ellen Muth