Gloria Stuart's Quotes
Born: 1910-07-04
Profession: Actress
Nation: American
Biography of Gloria Stuart
When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it's July 4th.
Tags: Birthday, Nice, ThoughtI'm amazed. When I was 40, I thought I'd never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything.
Tags: Birthday, Strong, ThoughtWhen I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long.
Tags: Girl, Graduation, SucceedClaude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance.
Tags: Actor, Call, HimselfI quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.
Tags: After, Quit, UniversalI've been very, very successful. It's very satisfying to me.
Tags: Satisfying, SuccessfulIt never occurred to me that it would be a big hit internationally and forever.
Tags: Big, Forever, HitIt was a struggle treating Claude Rains as my lover, but we were friendly. It was no great love affair.
Tags: Great, Love, StruggleThe great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films.
Tags: Awards, Films, GreatThe John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that.
Tags: Pictures, Seem, TimeThere's no point in working if I'm not involved and interested.
Tags: Interested, Point, WorkingWhen I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.
Tags: Movie, Name, YorkI had been told by so many people that I was going to be nominated, that I should be nominated, that there wasn't any question about my being nominated. I don't think it was a surprise.
Tags: Nominated, Question, SurpriseI have a private press. I'm a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it.
Tags: Artist, Book, BooksI wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California.
Tags: Girl, Thought, Wanted