I was born with scoliosis. I have a double curvature of the spine, and it’s forced me to use a wheelchair because the disease has really taken hold. It really saddens me that I can’t ride.
ELIZABETH TAYLORI used to think that drinking would help my shyness, but all it did was exaggerate all the negative qualities.
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My mother says I didn’t open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.
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I hate myself on the screen. I want to die. My voice is either too high or too gravelly. I want to dive under the carpet. I’d love to be tall and willowy. I’m short.
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I want it all quickly ’cause I don’t want God to stop and think and wonder if I’m getting more than my share.
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I don’t love acting; I love chocolate.
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I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me. And I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern.
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Acting is, to me now, artificial. Seeing people suffer is real. It couldn’t be more real. Some people don’t like to look at it in the face because it’s painful. But if nobody does, then nothing gets done.
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When women stops blushing, she has lost the most powerful weapon of charm.
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The public library is more than a repository of books. It’s a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.
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I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too – for being married so many times.
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I’ve never thought of my jewelry as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.
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I don’t like my voice. I don’t like the way I look. I don’t like the way I move. I don’t like the way I act. I mean, period. So, you know, I don’t like myself.
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Now is the time for guts and guile.
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I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them.
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Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.
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Put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.
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