Kim Novak

“I don't think I would have been an actress if I were not a shy person.”

“I learned a great deal from my father, not as a dad but as a human being.”

“I think the hardest thing to do in the world, in stand-up, is to be yourself.”

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”

“I was a young girl from a small town who had a dream.”

“I am a woman with a child's heart.”

“I live like a monk: with one toothbrush, one cake of soap, and a box of watercolor paints.”

“My life is so much more than a list of film credits.”

“I couldn't handle the pressures of fame. I was not equipped for it.”

“Animals have always been my salvation.”

“I'm a perfectionist. I'm very critical of myself.”

“I find that the best way to do things is to just be yourself.”

“Painting is my therapy. It's my way of communicating.”

“For me, it was always an artistic endeavor.”

“I've never been a goddess. I've been a simple girl who's been lucky.”

“I think I was born with a sense of romance and a sense of wonder.”

“I'm much more of a loner than people think.”