Nobody can give a good performance unles... by Judy Holliday | We Heart Quotes

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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.

- Judy Holliday

Other quotes by Judy Holliday

Idea Being

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.

- Judy Holliday

I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.

- Judy Holliday

Entertainment

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.

- Judy Holliday

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

- Judy Holliday

Thought

He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way!

- Judy Holliday

Words Books

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.

- Judy Holliday

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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.

- Judy Holliday

My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!

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The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue.

- Liz Phair

The kind of music or the kind of arrangements that I do, the kind of musicians I choose, is just what I like to hear.

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