Mercedes McCambridge quotes

Mercedes McCambridge was an American actress renowned for her work in radio, film, and television. She gained widespread acclaim for her powerful voice acting, most notably as the demon in "The Exorcist." She left an enduring mark with her Oscar-winning performance in "All the King's Men." Here are 43 of her quotes:

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition. (Mercedes McCambridge)
Neiman-Marcus is one thing, and the Dallas Cowboys are another. View quote
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I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker. View quote
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At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did. View quote
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I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room. View quote
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Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time. View quote
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Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come. View quote
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A rich man can afford to be generous to many. View quote
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I'm glad I am a woman who once danced naked in the Mediterranean Sea at midnight. View quote
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Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be. View quote
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If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation. (Mercedes McCambridge)
I am rich from the bequests other gifted people have seen fit to leave to me. View quote
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My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless. View quote
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I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it. View quote
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Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson. View quote
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I don't think I should have been married... to anybody. View quote
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My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe. View quote
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My second marriage had a lot to do with alcohol. View quote
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I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after! View quote
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I am responsible for no one but myself. View quote
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Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting. (Mercedes McCambridge)
I was taught to be anti-Jewish. View quote
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I believe in joy, but I believe in the flip-side, agony. View quote
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I cannot sustain hate for longer than a couple of years. View quote
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I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport. View quote
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Mercedes McCambridge

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: March 16, 1916
Died: March 2, 2004
Quotes count: 43