Jane Elliott Quotes
I think I'm the only 65-year-old actress in Los Angeles who hasn't had plastic surgery, so somebody's gotta play the old-lady parts!
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I know so many people who are so much better at it than I am, and I think I'm a goofier person rather than a serious, dramatic actress, so I probably belong in comedy.
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I didn't really like my Sydney accent - nobody likes the sound of their own voice - and when I was a little younger tried to change my accent gradually. But I've only ever really lived in Sydney and Los Angeles, so I haven't been influenced by the accents of some far-off land.
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I had no interest in being an actress what so ever, and when I was about 14 or 15, I was signed to a company in England. They owned a children's TV show which they put me in as a singer, and I was on the show for three years, and I left the show when I was 18 and started looking for a record contract.
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The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows.
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I don't know my armpit from my elbow in Los Angeles.
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I did modelling for a year, but then I always wanted to be an actress.
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I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an illness of the thyroid gland. Instead of surgery, I was given radiation treatment.
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When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted really to be the kind of actress I became.
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I went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.
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I've had some surgery and shoulder problems.
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If I hadn't been a model, I couldn't have become a movie actress.
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The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.
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That's why I'm an actress, to do something completely opposite from myself.
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I didn't want to be an actress. I wasn't trying to be in film or an art gallery for me.
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I don't know that many Australian actors in Los Angeles, but there are a few of us. I mean, we kind of get together occasionally, but I wouldn't say it's an alliance or anything like that.
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I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out.
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I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I became.
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There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.
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Data is just like crude. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.
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As wonderful as being on stage is, family comes first.
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I'm going to a dance." With Becky?" No, with Alexander." Who's Alexander?" The love of my life!
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I love my garlic press; in fact, it is probably my one true desert island gadget. But I'm happy to put it aside whenever the smell and sweet taste of slow-cooked garlic is called for.
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There have been a number of times where this team could have said we're out of it and given up. It got to the point where our backs were against the wall and the players responded. That's says a lot about their character.
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I think I'm the only 65-year-old actress in Los Angeles who hasn't had plastic surgery, so somebody's gotta play the old-lady parts!
