The 23+ Judy Holliday Quotes

I Am Not An 'instant' Actor... To Really Do Anything, I've Got To Try It Five Or Six Or A Dozen Times.

We Were Wavering Around Like A Ship Without A Sail.

People Have A Hard Time Making Me Dress Up To Look Like A Classy Gal.

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.

I'm A Born And Bred New Yorker. I Belong Here. Everytime I Leave It's Like Losing A Leg.

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.

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.

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.

I Hated The Whole Idea Of Being An Actress. I Used To Throw Up Before Every Performance And Cry Afterward.

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.

I Suppose That If I Could Have Quit, I Would Have, Because In Those Days I Never Wanted To Be An Actress, The Acting Was Something To Do While I Waited For A Chance To Study Writing And Directing. But I Guess I Was Just Meant To Be An Actress. Because, Here I Am.

I Thought I Was Learning About Show Business. The More Painful It Was, The More Important I Thought The Experience Must Be. Hating It, I Convinced Myself It Must Be Invaluable.