I’m a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it’s like losing a leg. — Judy Holliday
I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I’ve never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman — Judy Holliday
I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward. — Judy Holliday
I am not an ‘instant’ actor… to really do anything, I’ve got to try it five or six or a dozen times. — Judy Holliday
I could talk about him all day. He’s one of the most wonderful things that ever happened to me. — Judy Holliday
Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way! — Judy Holliday
I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress — Judy Holliday
Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously. — Judy Holliday
I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. — Judy Holliday
I was bargaining for time away from hollywood, and columbia was bargaining for money. — Judy Holliday
I’m a born and bred new yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it’s like losing a leg. — Judy Holliday
I’m trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else’s skin. — Judy Holliday
I’ve always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn’t get books — Judy Holliday
It’s tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (hollywood) they print the first one. — Judy Holliday
Now with all this movie business, everybody’s coming around wanting to know everything that’s happened since I was four. — Judy Holliday
Of course I work hard. Why shouldn’t i? who am I to think I should get things the easy way? — Judy Holliday
They weren’t interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter — Judy Holliday
We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn’t — Judy Holliday
When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous billie dawn. It was as simple as that. — Judy Holliday