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Maureen Stapleton
7 quotes
“A houseboat is my speed, I’m usually frightened in anything that moves. A rougher than expected trip up the Hudson with friends this summer, scared the hell out of me. But I still haven’t learned how to stop it.”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen speak about her boat in 1979.
“Family is the best thing I’ve ever had. My family is my life. There’s something primitive in your feeling about family,”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen speak about her family in 1979.
“You have to know the insane odds, but you have to have the energy to buck them. You don't know if you're going to get a job anyway, so why give yourself the extra added handicap of dying if you don't play St. Joan?”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen speak on choosing a particular role as an actress in 1981.
“I want to thank Troy, N.Y. … and everybody I ever met in my entire life.”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen acceptance remarks as best supporting actress in 1981.
“I figure you're a successful actress only when you don't have to work.”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen speak on success as an actress in 1981.
“Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world.”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are many roads to good acting, I've been asked repeatedly what the key to acting is, and as far as I'm concerned, the main thing is to keep the audience awake.”
Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maureen speak on acting in her 1995 autobiography.