Lauren Bacall Quotes

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

I'm not particularly good at 'celebrity'; I don't think it was something I was born to do. I think I can get by as an actor, but I've never been one for the red carpet and don't put a lot of stock in celebrities that are famous for being famous.

A lot of good actors are turning to TV.

I've never dreamt of being on TV; I had never tried to be in the entertainment business at all.

I don't admire actors so much, actually.

My favorite question is 'What do you do?' I'm like, 'I'm a walking cliche: I'm a model and an actress.'

Celebrities are just like us and like any of your friends. I love working with people.

Doing TV is great, but TV is for starring on, not for watching.

Hollywood can be brutal, inhuman, the opposite of what the theatre is, and I had little desire to be part of it.

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show business. I didn't move in show business circles, particularly, still don't do it.

I think every cute girl is told to move to L.A. someday. So I do like the drive over from my house to the studio.

When I started on 'The West Wing,' that was at a time when this was still a stigma, because movie stars didn't do TV. Now, every movie star is desperate to find their 'True Detective.'

Most of the stories I read are about my Hollywood pedigree.

Like it or not, I am part of the pop culture of films in Hollywood.

I have never met a grateful performer in the movies.

Meeting actors and TV personalities is one thing, but I just feel like meeting musicians is the coolest.

I'm not in the business of trying to be a celebrity. I like entertaining and being in movies. I like when people leave a movie and talk about it with friends. My biggest struggle is the press... its an odd thing and something I've had to learn a lot about.

The real stars are not good actors or actresses. They're personalities.

To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.

I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines.

I've been trained and lived my entire life on the smallscreen.

Although early on, I did not think of showbiz, I dreamed of being on TV and becoming a celebrity.

I don't think telly actors are inferior to Bollywood stars in any way.

Industries only vary in scale and not in content, so I was never star-struck about Bollywood. However, I am fortunate to make it to Hindi because several people aspire to be a part of this industry.

My oomph factor helped me enter B-town. I have a naturally gifted body.