The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn't go out of her apartment because she's afraid she's going to get mugged, or a woman who turns into her brother, who is a murderer.
Shirley MacLainethe illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner.
Shirley MacLaineI've been through so much of my own self-search that I'm not as consumed with who I am as I used to be.
Shirley MacLaineWe feel the urge to tell the truth as we see it. But we should try to accomplish this without judgemental condemnations that hurt others. Again, when we remember that what we perceive in another is a reflection of ourselves, we become less judgemental. So when we freely express harsh judgement of another, we are in effect talking about those aspects of ourselves that trouble us the most.
Shirley MacLaine