Judy Holliday quotes

Judy Holliday was an American actress and singer celebrated for her comedic talent on stage and screen. Famous for roles in classics like "Born Yesterday," she became a beloved figure in Hollywood’s Golden Age. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress and remains remembered for her wit and captivating performances. Here are 21 of her quotes:

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't. (Judy Holliday)
If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything. View quote
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I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes. View quote
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I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American. View quote
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Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way? View quote
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Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked. View quote
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I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else's skin. Sometimes I feel I've accomplished it. But when I don't, I'm nobody at all, having left myself at home. View quote
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Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously. View quote
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I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Judy Holliday)
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. View quote
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I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward. View quote
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I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile. View quote
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I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing. View quote
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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. View quote
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People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal. View quote
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We were wavering around like a ship without a sail. View quote
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I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times. View quote
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You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience's attention without extraordinary physical equipment. View quote
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I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg. (Judy Holliday)

Judy Holliday

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: June 21, 1921
Died: June 7, 1965
Quotes count: 21