Jamie Lee Curtis Quotes

• Because I know I’m an addict, and I know I’m an alcoholic.

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• Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

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• I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.

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• I love performing and pretending – it’s very easy for me.

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• I think I felt that I was very well known for my figure and needed to keep that up for my work. And I regret all of it. I felt fraudulent and very shameful.

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• I think my capacity to change has given me tremendous happiness, because who I am today I am completely content to be.

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• I try to go to the gym three times a week. And I have to watch what I eat. I’m a normal person.

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• I’m a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I’m certainly not going to write any sort of memoir.

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• I’ve been going through photos of my mother, looking back on her life and trying to put it into context. Very few people age gracefully enough to be photographed through their aging.

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• I’ve been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been overly driven.

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• If I’m honest I don’t think the world would miss me if I never acted again.

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• It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers.

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• My deal was that they would use a full-length picture of me in my underwear and a full-length picture of me all done up, and they would write about how long it took and how much it cost, because that was the whole point. It was very liberating.

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• Now all of a sudden I’m so less interested in pretending to be a lot of other people, and much more interested in being me.

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• With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you’re coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent.

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• If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.

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• I’ve always put my family first and that’s just the way it is.

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Jamie Lee Curtis (37)

Birth:	22nd November, 1958
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress

About

Jamie Lee Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an American actress, author and blogger. Her role in several films include: Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train, Roadgames, Trading Places(Won- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role), A Fish Called Wanda, True Lies(Won-  Golden Globe for Best Actress in Musical or Comedy), Blue Steel, and Freaky Friday. Her role in television include: Anything but Love(TV series, Won- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy), Nicholas' Gift(TV film, Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie), and Scream Queens(TV series). She is the daughter of the actress Janet Leigh and actor Tony Curtis. She is married to actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Guest. Her 1998 book Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day made the best-seller list in The New York Times. She is a blogger for The Huffington Post online newspaper.

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