43 Quotes by Judy Holliday

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

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

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

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

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.

It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting.

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.

Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened since I was four. It's like going to an analyst.