Quotes about actress, page 5
The Rosciad
Unknowing and unknown, the hardy Muse
Boldly defies all mean and partial views;
With honest freedom plays the critic's part,
And praises, as she censures, from the heart.
Roscius deceased, each high aspiring player
Push'd all his interest for the vacant chair.
The buskin'd heroes of the mimic stage
No longer whine in love, and rant in rage;
The monarch quits his throne, and condescends
Humbly to court the favour of his friends;
For pity's sake tells undeserved mishaps,
And, their applause to gain, recounts his claps.
Thus the victorious chiefs of ancient Rome,
To win the mob, a suppliant's form assume;
In pompous strain fight o'er the extinguish'd war,
And show where honour bled in every scar.
But though bare merit might in Rome appear
The strongest plea for favour, 'tis not here;
We form our judgment in another way;
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poem by Charles Churchill
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The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.
quote by Penelope Cruz
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An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.
quote by Whoopi Goldberg
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Don't get married to an actress because they're also actresses in bed.
classic quote by Roberto Rossellini
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An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is something more than a woman.
classic quote by Richard Burton
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You're always compared to someone, especially when you're a French actress.
quote by Virginie Ledoyen
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As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.
quote by Kate Beckinsale
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I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
quote by Isabella Rossellini
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My biggest ambition is never to be bored. I'm not aggressive enough to strongly run after being an actress.
quote by Anjelica Huston
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Irreversible is not glamorous at all. I try to do different things because I want to grow as an actress and I like to take risks.
quote by Monica Bellucci
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