George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Similar remarks are also attributed to Winston Churchill, Groucho Marx and to Mark Twain
Disputed
The diva rules
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
Similar remarks are also attributed to Winston Churchill, Groucho Marx and to Mark Twain
Disputed
“I wanted to go into dramatics and become an actress, but my mother wouldn't let me.”
Martha Beall Mitchell (1918–1976) Wife of American politician
[Fischer, Dean, Martha Mitchell's View From The Top, TIME, November 30, 1970, 96, 22, 43, http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904539,00.html, 12 September 2019]
“I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.”
Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017) American actress, television producer
As quoted in TV Guide (1970) http://books.google.com/books?id=ZokxAQAAIAAJ&q=%22I'm+not+an+actress+who+can+create+a+character.+I+play+me.%22&dq=%22I'm+not+an+actress+who+can+create+a+character.+I+play+me.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vu6CUaY_1LTgA_DtgaAJ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBA, also in Celebrity Register (1986) edited by Cleveland Amory and Earl Blackwell, p. 353
Mukta Barve (1979) Indian actress
There’s still so much I want to do as an actress: Mukta Barve http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5487432128260758691&SectionId=5558842172310824508&SectionName=Cinema&NewsDate=20131024&NewsTitle=There’s%20still%20so%20much%20I%20want%20to%20do%20as%20an%20actress:%20Mukta%20Barve
Kim Hye-ja (1941) South Korean actress
On receiving an award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance in the movie Mother in "Korean Actress Kim Hye-ja Wins Best Actress from LAFCA'" in Arirang (16 January 2011) http://www.arirang.com/News/News_View.asp?nseq=111519&sys_lang=Kor
Mary Jo Catlett (1938) actress
HER ROLE AS DIRECTOR A LOT OF 'NUNSENSE' https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1988-01-31-0010310197-story.html (January 31, 1988)