Ruth Handler Quotes

If your catchphrase has appeared in men's toilets, then you know you've made it!

My definition of a star is someone who really lasts for a very long time.

I'm going down in history with Star Trek. It's a great feeling.

I was always dressing up as a kid in the backyard, building some sort of fort and having battles against imaginary enemies. It's often that same feeling when you're pretending for a living, but it's with bigger toys.

Pretend was a big part of my childhood.

Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind.

I was big time into Barbie.

I loved make-believe. I was the child in the cupboard playing with my Barbies.

Everywhere I go, someone stops me and says, 'Oh, you're that guy from 'Terminator 2.'' So, it's something that has, you know, been around me since the movie came out.

I've played women since I was a kid and I've always enjoyed it.

Asia has always been a really exciting part of the world for me, personally. And it actually was the first part of the world that bought my brand, strangely enough.

The rappers that become legendary, they're the ones you wanna be.

I don't think 'Shooting Stars' has ever successfully been replaced.

Jay-Z just got that longevity. He can put out anything at any time and everybody will love it. He'll never get old.

My first toy was a box of transistors.

Once you have a hit, it just becomes another old song.

I grew up a single kid and so my whole childhood was spent in my backyard dealing with imaginary circumstances and role playing and stuff.

I am really grateful to 'Balika Vadhu' for the recognition I have got because of it. People know me and like me because of it.

The myth of fame and the myth of success is cultivated because it is monetisable and it is profitable.

As a kid, I would keep telling my younger sister that I was a fairy who had come here to spend time with them. And I actually got to play one!

'Teletubbies' is a national institution, and it was a privilege to be asked to be their voice. It feels super surreal, but it does feel wonderful.

'Baahubali' gave me something that's really huge.

You can never tell what's going to be popular.

We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.

I think when 'Perfect Strangers' landed and was so well received, it was a magic moment.