Eva Marie Saint
I was in the chorus in high school, not a soloist. I was on the basketball team. I was in modern dance, part of the group. I was a cheerleader, part of the group. I played the violin, part of the orchestra. I never wanted to be out there alone. Ever.Collection: Alone
My mom lived to be 91, and her advice was, 'Honey, just keep moving.'
The longer you live, the smarter you get because you've been around. You've seen things. You've gone through different emotional experiences in your own life, and hopefully, you understand things better. And that makes you a better actress.
As you get older, you're doing different parts, but the young people, like yourself, they keep you excited, because they'll see Waterfront, and they'll want to talk about it.
The longer you live, I believe, you learn so much about life that you have more to give.
I can't sit around having coffee. I have all these appointments, and a lot of my friends sit around having coffee talking about the jobs they didn't get.
It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets the pace, the mood. If the director is quiet, the set is quiet. If the director is loud, then everybody has to be louder to be heard.
What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?
You know, you do it, and you get paid for it, and you have a wonderful time, then you're on to something else.
I find a lot of swearing in films. And I guess that shows my age. But I also feel that where they say those words, they could just as easily have written other words.
I had an agent once who wanted me to make many more movies. I said, 'I can't. I can only do one a year, if that. I have children, young children.' And he said, 'Well, I guess you won't be a superstar.' And I said, 'Well, I guess not.'
I was Sweater Queen at Bowling Green State University. Oh, that's a laugh, isn't it?
I don't think a lot of people - when they associate you with Hollywood, they don't want to think of you as normal. They want to hear, you know, all the stuff in Hollywood.
I want to show people that if you walk, if you eat the right things, if you don't have stuff done to your face - that's okay.
I was in awe of Robert Osborne, the man, and his incredible talent. Like everyone else, I loved watching him introduce classic films on TCM. But I was fortunate to also get to know him in real life by spending time with him and being interviewed by him over the years at events around the country.
You know how to stay young? Go with the flow.
You reach a certain age, and you're so proud that you're walking and breathing and loving and working and all of that at 90.
I met older actresses who never married, never had children. That's not for me.
There are too many awards shows.
My dad was Quaker and a businessman.
I don't wake up and say, 'Gee, it's a nice day, and I'm a legend.'
I hear the theme from 'Psycho' every time I take a shower. I lock the door.
I am very patient. I take pride in being patient with my husband, my children, my grandchildren.
When people think of a Hitchcock movie, it isn't just the visual, it's the sound.
I can watch movies that I've been in, and if there's an emotional scene, I remember specifically what I was using, what I was thinking about, because I am very specific in how I work.
Actors can be good, say all these beautiful, wonderful things - but where does it come from? It comes from the writers, and people kind of forget that sometimes.
I don't get nervous on a stage; I don't get nervous in interviews. I don't get nervous.
I cried when I saw how flat Toledo was.
People enjoy being read to, beginning from when they're little.
I just want to do some movies that my children and my grandchildren would be proud of. That's my yardstick.
I don't know how I would have gotten through this life without someone to really love me and I love them, him, and them [family]. It's forgiving. Love is very forgiving to one another and your friends and it's a powerful, powerful emotion and it's my favorite emotion in life. Now, write that down and read it and remember it.Collection: Powerful
Painters can study the masters can't they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do?Collection: Musician
I think if you meet the right person in life and you fall in love, that is a miracle. My husband saw me on the subway. That is a miracle!Collection: Falling In Love