June Allyson Quotes

• I always wanted to be a movie star. I thought it meant being famous and having breakfast in bed. I didn't know you had to be up at 4:00 a.m.

  June Allyson

  Stars, Bed, Actors

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• I lisp. My eyes disappear when I smile. My voice is funny. I don't sing like Judy Garland. I don't dance like Cyd Charisse. But women identify with me. And while men desire Cyd Charisse, they'd take me home to meet Mom.

  June Allyson

  Mom, Home, Eye

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In real life I'm a poor dressmaker and a terrible cook, anything in fact but the perfect wife.

  June Allyson

  Real, Perfect, Wife

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert

  June Allyson

  Fun, Excitement, Film

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• The only parental authority I had was the studio. When I was a star, there was always somebody with me, to guard me. I was not allowed to be photographed with a cigarette, a drink, a cup of coffee or even a glass of water because someone might think it was liquor. When I left the studio I was already married and had two children, but I felt as sad as a child leaving home for the first time.

  June Allyson

  Stars, Children, Coffee

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• [On Ronald Reagan:] Jane Wyman seemed more upset with her husband's obsession with politics than I. I tried to make her laugh. 'He'll outgrow it,' I told her. To her it wasn't funny.

  June Allyson

  Husband, Laughing, Upset

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• The role of Barbara, in Music for Millions, was literally a tonic for me

  June Allyson

  Roles, Barbara, Millions

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• So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.

  June Allyson

  Husband, Wife, Roles

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• For the first time in my life I feel important. I'd like to have five babies

  June Allyson

  Baby, Important, Firsts

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• I'm not a career woman.

  June Allyson

  Careers, Career Women

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• I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies

  June Allyson

  Inspiring, Baby, Stay Strong

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• I don't like to fight.

  June Allyson

  Fighting

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