American - Actress | December 11, 1942 -
One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.
Donna Mills
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I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.
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I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.
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I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.
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Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.
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Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.
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I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.
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A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing.
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The lighting is so important. One thing that makes me nuts about the lighting now is that they spend an enormous amount of time lighting the set, the background. But the most important thing in the scene is the actor.
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Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't gorgeous.
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I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.
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My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.
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