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The main thing is the ability to control your instrument, which, in the actor, is yourself. Look the way you want the character to look. Sound the way you want the character to sound. Once you've trained the instrument to do what you want, you're in control, and you're free.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Ability Actor Character Control Free Instrument Look Main Main Thing Once Sound Thing Trained Want Way Which You Your Yourself

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I didn't want to be a Hollywood actress who every so often does a Broadway play. I wanted to be a Broadway actress who every so often does a movie.

~Geraldine Page

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I always wanted to be good at something, to be somebody. The minute I got into my first play, which was called 'Excuse My Dust' - I was 17 at the time - I knew that this was what I'd been looking for.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Always Been Dust Excuse First Good Got Knew Looking Minute Play Somebody Something Time Wanted Which

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A lot of people say I always play neurotic women. Well, who doesn't play neurotic women?

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Always Lot Neurotic People People Say Play Say Well Who Women

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If I read a part and think I can connect to it, that I can touch people with it, I will do it, no matter what its size. And if I think I can't do something with a part, I won't take it.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Connect Matter Part People Read Size Something Take Think Touch Touch People Will I Think I Can

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In 'Summer and Smoke,' I was supposed to be a plain-Jane wallflower, and instead, I had all these costumes. I looked like a Barbie doll.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Barbie Costumes Doll Had Instead Like Looked Smoke Summer Supposed

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I keep getting offered these women-with-a-disease things.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Getting Keep Offered Things

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I love the Oscars. All sorts of tacky people win. And watching everyone run up and down those aisles is just adorable.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Adorable Down Everyone Just Love Oscars People Run Sort Tacky Those Up Up And Down Watching Win I Love

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'Greedy gut' is my middle name. I love food, and I love parts.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Food Greedy Gut Love Middle Name Parts I Love

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I have played old ladies since I was 17 years old, and very convincingly. I've always looked funny and was too tall to play the leads and so had to play the grandmothers.

~Geraldine Page

Topics: Always Funny Grandmothers Had Ladies Leads Looked Old Play Played Since Tall Too Very Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: November 22nd, 1924

Died: June 13th, 1987

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