American - Actress | April 24, 1934 -
I live in too many cities.
Shirley MacLaine
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I don't know why anybody would be in awe of me.
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Remember, I come from such an excessively overdone, red-carpet place called Hollywood. So I'm used to people blowing up their success in ways that are far above and beyond the truth.
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People think I'm nuts.
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You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.
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I'm a peaceful person once work ethic is established.
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Well, success does not mean doing well.
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I don't like to socialise much.
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The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into.
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I don't have an assistant. I make a lot of people around me my slaves, but no assistant.
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The mob taught me how to play gin rummy.
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I don't think you go out of style when you're living in the present most of the time. And I think that is what I do.
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