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" I don't eat or wear animals, but I never tell people not to - that's just my view. "
Loretta Swit
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" Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical. "
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" Acting is not hiding to me; it's revealing. We give you license to feel. 'Hey, she's crying, so it's okay if I cry, too.' That's the most important thing in the world, because when you stop feeling, that's when you're dead. "
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" Hot Lips changed a lot in eleven years. Initially, Margaret Houlihan behaved as though a man were the only thing that could complete her life, and she didn't see what richness her life contained. She gained a lot of self-esteem through the years, and she came to realize that what she did, what she offered, was valuable. "
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" Don't buy furs: that's No. 1. You can start with that. Then spay and neuter your pets. We destroy millions of them a year. Go to an animal shelter for a cat or dog. And read a book about how to care properly for your particular pet. "
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" I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with the audience, because we all have a ball with it - even if we're crying. "
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" I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife. "
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" We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to. "
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" If you're 90 and look good in a mini-skirt, go for it. What is 'age appropriate'? Such nonsense. My mother lived to 106, so what's middle-age? Seventy is the new 50. "
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" When I went to school, I was in the same mode. I did the things I enjoyed, what I loved. "
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" Everybody has their thing. I think you can always do what you like. "
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" I'm a movie buff. My mom would take me to a double feature. We'd come out, go have Chinese food, and then go back into another cinema and see another double feature. I feel I'm a child of the movies. "
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" I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive. "
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" Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive. "
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" My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife. "
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