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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

Other quotes by Judy Holliday


Acting Writing

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
Losing

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg.

- Judy Holliday
People

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously.

- Judy Holliday
Winning

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

- Judy Holliday
Hair Voice Want

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate.

- Judy Holliday
Performance Fact

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.

- 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

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- 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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