We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

Quote by Judy Holliday

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People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into...

I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into...

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more...

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more...

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and...

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and...

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and...

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and...

I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.

I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I...

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I...

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work...

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work...

When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous Billie Dawn. It was as...

When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous Billie Dawn. It was as...

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it...

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it...

Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened...

Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened...

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like...

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like...

The only actress they didn't test was Garbo. Must have been her accent.

The only actress they didn't test was Garbo. Must have been her accent.

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before...

He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before...

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are...

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are...

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good...

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good...

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to...

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to...

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play,...

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play,...