The secret is to let the audience feel through the actress, rather than having the actress feel for the audience. When you can do that, you involved the audience almost without their knowledge or awareness.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWhen times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
More Shirley MacLaine Quotes
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The spirit is something to be enjoyed. It is not a harsh discipline. And I think people should take some time everyday for some kind of moving meditation, like Qigong or Tai Chi.
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The loss of magic is the denial of unlimited possibility.
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There are stars who are proficiently paranoid enough to hide what they really think. I can’t.
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Being old is such a treat!
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I mean, I’m just speaking of my own experiences and my own desires, and it’s a kind of a childlike wonder that could really possibly speculate on other dimensions.
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I think male actors get confused by their own vanity.
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I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.
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When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
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Melt their weapons, melt their hearts, melt their anger with love.
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If you’re comfortable with yourself-which everyone can get to, to some extent-that’s when you start getting into who is your real self.
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We humans should never forget our capacity to connect with the collective spirit of animals. Their energy is essential to our future growth.
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Why do people have to love people anyway?
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He [Jimmy Carter] says his lust is in his heart. I hope it’s a little lower.
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Technology has outstripped our knowledge of self.
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A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.
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