Shirley MacLaine Quotes
"Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold."
"It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office."
"I had a video made of my recent knee operation. The doctor said it was the best movie I ever starred in."
"I think in my 40s, right around the time of
The Turning Point, that I began to address myself more to the future. See, I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I never had the problems the other actresses my age had. I was never a great beauty. I was never a sex symbol. I did, however, have great legs, because I was a dancer. But I didn't have that baggage. I wasn't interested in my stature as a star. Ever. I was just interested in good parts."
(About her considering ballet as a profession): "I was never good enough to be a soloist. Quatre ballet was about all I could handle. I didn't have those beautifully constructed feet (high arches, high insteps). My extention on my left leg was pretty good, but I didn't point my foot with that grace that suggests true beauty."
"An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever said I'm dull."
"I can't define longevity. I don't know what it means."
In a New York Times interview, Oct. 16, 2005: I regret turning down the lead role in
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore which
Ellen Burstyn deservedly won an Oscar for. I said to myself: "Who is this
Martin Scorsese person?".
On Oscars: "I love to win those things. Love it. The only part about it I don't like is the red carpet and getting a dress and walking around in high heels and holding in my stomach. I hate that."
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