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Barbara Stanwyck Quotes

1907–1990 United States

Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens, July 16 1907 – January 20 1990) was an American actress of film, stage, and screen.

United States
Actresses
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Random Barbara Stanwyck quote

5 quotes

People talk about 'my career,' but 'career' is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt very privileged to be paid for what I love doing.

Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display.

I never got a Oscar. I never had an acting lesson. Life was my only training.

My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth.

I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Barbara Stanwyck (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.