Of course, we’re all a mass of contradictions.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEThe 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.
More Shirley MacLaine Quotes
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Prayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility.
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Women love working together. That’s my experience anyway.
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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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A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.
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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.
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Being old is such a treat!
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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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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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The loss of magic is the denial of unlimited possibility.
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Sometimes I feel an impingement of something I went through in another lifetime. But I like to concentrate on the absolute present. That’s why I love my animals. They live in the present.
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Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold.
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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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New York is the perfect town for getting over a disappointment, a loss, or a broken heart.
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Why do people have to love people anyway?
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I think male actors get confused by their own vanity.
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