“When I was doing comedy in New York, before I was in movies, I was never known as the deadpan actress. I was just a comedienne.” KnownComedyNew YorkActresses Author:Aubrey Plaza
“Since it was too difficult to get into the Screen Actor's Guild in New York, I moved to Miami in 1982 and started a successful career as a television commercial actress, obtaining my SAG card there.” ActorsDifficultCareersSuccessfulNew YorkTelevisionMovedActressesScreensCardsMiamiObtainingGuildsSuccessful CareerTelevision Commercials Author:Donna Rice Hughes
“This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry - which was very personal and cathartic at the time- was very moving to folks. People thought that I was an actress because of my delivery, when I was just dropping into the work and really pouring out my soul.” PeopleSoulMovingCareersNew YorkSceneFolksHearingActressesMy SoulDroppingDeliveryPouringSpoken WordCatharticVery Moving Author:Sonja Sohn
“When I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.” WantNamesNew YorkActresses Author:Gloria Stuart
“I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.” WantWantedActorsCommunityStageNew YorkActressesDrag Author:Lily Tomlin
“When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic works. Like Madea, and Night, Mother, and Sam Shepard, and all that kind of stuff. Thats what I really wanted to do.” KindWantedMotherNightStuffGoalStageNew YorkCollegeMovedActressesDramaticMother NightMadea Author:Rachael Harris
“I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.” GirlHappenedNew YorkBandActressesGigs Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now I won't have to import them to New York.” YearsUsedActorsOpportunityNew YorkActressesAdmirationImportsActors And Actresses Author:Woody Allen
“What's great about New York is that there are a lot of theater actors and actresses, who are trained actors, that they bring onto the show. They're so talented, in such a weird, quirky and ominous way. And it's great to be able to work with new faces, too.” WayShowsAbleFacesActorsNew YorkTheaterActressesQuirkyOminousActors And ActressesNew Faces Author:Natalie Zea
“Most actors and actresses are performative as people. It goes part and parcel with the profession and New York actors who are out of work, or actors anywhere out of work, are manic because you never know when the next job is going to come.” PeopleKnowsJobsNextActorsNew YorkActressesProfessionManicParcelActors And Actresses Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“It's been hard to be a show in L.A. and be trendsetting, because the fashions are in New York... Not to mention that most actresses are all, give or take, the same size, between five-two and five-five, and 95 to 125 pounds.” GivingTwoHardShowsFiveFashionNew YorkSizeActressesPounds Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City.” TryingYearsFirstsWaitingCitiesNew YorkYears AgoTablesActressesNew York CityWaitressWaiting Tables Author:Kim Dickens
“I never did any sports at school. It wasn't until I moved to America, to New York, when I was about 20 that I actually thought that if I wanted to be an actress I might have to start working out.” IfsMightWantedSchoolAmericaSportsNew YorkMovedWork OutActresses Author:Rebecca Mader
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“I spent three years researching American Rose, research that included connecting with Gypsy's sister, the late actress June Havoc (I was the last person to interview her) and Gypsy's son, and also spending countless hours immersed in Gypsy's expansive archives at the New York Public Library. I became obsessed with figuring out the person behind the persona.” YearsPersonsLastsThreeHoursBehindsNew YorkSonLateResearchRoseLibrarySpendingActressesObsessedInterviewsThree YearsConnectingJunePersonaGypsyPublic LibraryArchivesHavoc Author:Karen Abbott