Lee Grant quotes

Lee Grant is an American actress, director, and former child star known for her remarkable work in film, television, and theater. Her career spans several decades and includes an Academy Award and multiple Emmy wins. She continues to inspire generations with her talent and resilience in the entertainment industry. Here are 11 of her quotes:

This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth. (Lee Grant)
I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the garbage out. View quote
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Its a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy. View quote
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You dont need a love scene to show love. View quote
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A lot of very, very big stars were going down and not being seen or heard from again. Kirk took a huge chance in putting a blacklisted writer's name on the screen and somehow or other, he survived it, like he survives everything. View quote
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I know what you go through when you learn someone close to you has died. View quote
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I don't think I fit the Marilyn Maxwell mode. View quote
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When I became a director, I wanted to convince a very reluctant Sidney into allowing me to go on the journey of his life. Sidney had gone ahead of every other African American actor. View quote
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People break down after a couple of hours. All the defenses go down, and there's a kind of communication that if I spent 20 years in a living room with one of these people, I would never, never know as much about them as I do in that one day. View quote
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My instinct was that it was Sidney's childhood in the Bahamas that gave him the fearlessness to fight racism. So this documentary was a kind of rounding out of what had begun in that scene in In the Heat of the Night. View quote
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What goes on between a father and a son, which is usually such a private matter, is that they are able to be honest with each other, and be honest with me, as a director. It's just remarkable. (Lee Grant)

Lee Grant

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: October 31, 1927
Quotes count: 11