Rosalind Russell Quotes

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Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

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Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.

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At MGM there was a first wave of top stars, and a second wave to replace them in case they got difficult. I was in the second line of defence, behind Myrna Loy.

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The White House is one of the few places in downtown Washington where you can get something to eat after 11 o'clock at night.

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Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a good movie.

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My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you'll forgive the tautology.

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Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

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Seal my lips on aches and pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

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Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy.

Rosalind Russell

The only man who could make a love scene comfortable was Clark Gable. He was born graceful, he knew what to do with his feet and when he took hold of you, there was no fooling around.

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

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Born: June 4, 1907

Died: November 28, 1976 (aged 69)

Bio: Rosalind Russell was an American actress of stage and screen, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940). A noted comedian, she won all five Golden Globes for which she was nominated.

Known for:

Auntie Mame (1958)
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Women (1939)
The Trouble with Angels (1966)
My Sister Eileen (1942)

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