Polly Bergen Quotes

• Imitation is the sincerest form of insecurity.

  Polly Bergen

  Insecurity, Imitation, Form

  Polly Bergen (1974). “Polly's principles; Polly Bergen tells you how you can feel and look as young as she does”, Peter H. Wyden Incorporated

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• The thing is, when you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself. I run into someone I've known for 40 or 50 years, and they're old. And I suddenly realize I'm old. It comes as an enormous shock to me.

  Polly Bergen

  Running, Years, Old Friends

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• I saw several actresses play the part. I did not in fact, as far as I know, do anything that any of the other actresses did. I don't think actresses do that. I think that what we do is we see a role as a role, we don't see it as a person. We look at the role and think, 'What can I, as an actor, bring to that part?

  Polly Bergen

  Thinking, Play, Roles

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• Smoking ages you quicker than almost anything else.

  Polly Bergen

  Smoking, Age

  Polly Bergen (1974). “Polly's principles; Polly Bergen tells you how you can feel and look as young as she does”, Peter H. Wyden Incorporated

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• Show me a woman content with her figure and I'll show you a seven-year-old girl. Everybody else is engaged in the war against flab.

  Polly Bergen

  Girl, War, Years

  Polly Bergen (1974). “Polly's principles; Polly Bergen tells you how you can feel and look as young as she does”, Peter H. Wyden Incorporated

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• John Waters is one of the sweetest, dearest, most adorable men I've ever worked with.

  Polly Bergen

  Men, Adorable, Water

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• I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didnt want to be a singer. I didnt want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

  Polly Bergen

  Stars, Ambitious, Want

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• I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!''

  Polly Bergen

  Dog, Singing, Three

  "'Night Music''s Polly Bergen is Back in Baltimore". Interview with James Howard, www.broadwayworld.com. March 27, 2008.

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• The secret Ive lived by ever since I started earning money is this: Always buy a house with an extra bedroom adjoining the master. And thats always my closet.

  Polly Bergen

  House, Secret, Earning

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• Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old and beautiful about this place.

  Polly Bergen

  Beautiful, Baltimore, Towns

  "'Night Music''s Polly Bergen is Back in Baltimore". Interview with James Howard, www.broadwayworld.com. March 27, 2008.

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• I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.

  Polly Bergen

  Voice, Problem

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