Donna Mills's Quotes

I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.

My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.

If there is anything I would do differently in my life, it is that I would study business more. I'm trying to teach my daughter Chloe at an early age about investing and money so she's not afraid of it.

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model.

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

I was tired of playing the goodie-two-shoes.

One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.

Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't gorgeous.

You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!

You really have to love the work. You can't look for stardom. That's a by-product.

A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing.

Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.

Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter.

I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using.