Words matter. These are the best Eva Marie Saint Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets the pace, the mood. If the director is quiet, the set is quiet. If the director is loud, then everybody has to be louder to be heard.
As you get older, you’re doing different parts, but the young people, like yourself, they keep you excited, because they’ll see Waterfront, and they’ll want to talk about it.
There are too many awards shows.
The longer you live, the smarter you get because you’ve been around. You’ve seen things. You’ve gone through different emotional experiences in your own life, and hopefully, you understand things better. And that makes you a better actress.
I can watch movies that I’ve been in, and if there’s an emotional scene, I remember specifically what I was using, what I was thinking about, because I am very specific in how I work.
I was in awe of Robert Osborne, the man, and his incredible talent. Like everyone else, I loved watching him introduce classic films on TCM. But I was fortunate to also get to know him in real life by spending time with him and being interviewed by him over the years at events around the country.
I don’t wake up and say, ‘Gee, it’s a nice day, and I’m a legend.’
You know how to stay young? Go with the flow.
I don’t get nervous on a stage; I don’t get nervous in interviews. I don’t get nervous.
Actors can be good, say all these beautiful, wonderful things – but where does it come from? It comes from the writers, and people kind of forget that sometimes.
I just want to do some movies that my children and my grandchildren would be proud of. That’s my yardstick.
I was Sweater Queen at Bowling Green State University. Oh, that’s a laugh, isn’t it?
What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?
I cried when I saw how flat Toledo was.
You know, you do it, and you get paid for it, and you have a wonderful time, then you’re on to something else.
You reach a certain age, and you’re so proud that you’re walking and breathing and loving and working and all of that at 90.
My dad was Quaker and a businessman.
I can’t sit around having coffee. I have all these appointments, and a lot of my friends sit around having coffee talking about the jobs they didn’t get.
I am very patient. I take pride in being patient with my husband, my children, my grandchildren.
I was in the chorus in high school, not a soloist. I was on the basketball team. I was in modern dance, part of the group. I was a cheerleader, part of the group. I played the violin, part of the orchestra. I never wanted to be out there alone. Ever.
When people think of a Hitchcock movie, it isn’t just the visual, it’s the sound.
I hear the theme from ‘Psycho’ every time I take a shower. I lock the door.
