Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head together or it can be totally without meaning.

Quote by Shelley Duvall

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I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project.

No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project.

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still...

I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still...

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

I like to pick my own vegetables.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.