All Judy Holliday Quotes
I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing.
Judy Holliday
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When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous Billie Dawn. It was as simple as that.
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I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.
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They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.
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I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.
Judy Holliday
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I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.
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He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way!
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Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously.
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Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened since I was four. It's like going to an analyst.
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I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.
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I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times.
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We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.
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I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg.
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