For my peculiar face, I look best when I look as though I'm not wearing make-up.
Lauren BacallRead
I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote speaks to overcoming fear and finding confidence in challenging situations.
In this quote, Lauren Bacall reflects on her experiences as a young actress feeling intimidated by more experienced professionals. She describes her strategy of focusing on looking up instead of being overwhelmed by fear, which illustrates the importance of maintaining composure and strength in the face of daunting challenges.
Themes
CourageFearConfidenceActingOvercoming
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote during a motivational speech to encourage young actors.
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All quotes →I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
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When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.
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I wasn't brought up as a society girl to go to balls and be a debutante and marry the social set and money and go to parties. No one in my family lived like that. And I never wanted to live like that. I was brought up to believe in work. I always wanted a career. Always.
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Well, the people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all. And I think the reason I knew most of them at the beginning was because they were of Bogie's generation, 25 years my senior, not mine. But they were the most talented people of all.
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I'm not tough, and I never have been. I suppose over the years I've built up kind of a veneer to protect myself because I have functioned on my own for a long, long time, and I have never had a lot of flunkies preceding me to clear the way.
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