Shirley MacLaine Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into.”

“Things are done according to money these days.”

“Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a real problem.”