I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.
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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!Judy Holliday
It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting.
Judy Holliday
I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American.
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We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.
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It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.
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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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