Angie Dickinson Quotes

United States, Actress
September 30, 1931

Angeline "Angie" Dickinson (née Brown; born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) with James Arness and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.

Angie Dickinson
- Mother
In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!

Angie Dickinson
- Morning

I think it was sexier when you didn't have to take it all off.

Angie Dickinson
I dress for women and I undress for men.

Angie Dickinson
- Men
- Women
I didn't care about being the 'star.' I just wanted to make a living and have a consistent career.

Angie Dickinson
- Career
- Star
You can't stop the aging process. There's only so much oil you can put on your body. I've always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that.

Angie Dickinson
- Age
- Stop
Growing older doesn't bother me.

Angie Dickinson
- Growing
Without Police Woman I wouldn't have had a career. The show started about the same time the women's movement was taking off. Ours was the first prime-time one-hour show featuring a strong, professional woman. It paved the way for other series to follow.

Angie Dickinson
- Time
- Women
- Career