Quotes by

Shirley MacLaine

Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but its not real at all. – Shirley MacLaine

Remember, I come from such an excessively overdone, red-carpet place called Hollywood. So Im used to people blowing up their success in ways that are far above and beyond the truth. – Shirley MacLaine

I dont need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves. – Shirley MacLaine

Its a big deal for me to say Im over politics. – Shirley MacLaine

Ive made so many movies playing a hooker that they dont pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser. – Shirley MacLaine

Its useless to hold a person to anything he says while hes in love, drunk, or running for office. – Shirley MacLaine

I cant advise any of the young ones, because I dont know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything – theres a real problem. – Shirley MacLaine

Women love working together. Thats my experience anyway. – Shirley MacLaine

I wasnt afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty. – Shirley MacLaine

I mean, no one asks beauty secrets of me, or What size do you wear? or Whos your couturier? They ask me about really deep things and I love that. – Shirley MacLaine

Id like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. Ive admired him for 35 years. Hes someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff Im actually sleeping with him. – Shirley MacLaine

Ive gotten crankier in my old age. – Shirley MacLaine

I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it. – Shirley MacLaine

Well, success does not mean doing well. – Shirley MacLaine

We need proof in our society. – Shirley MacLaine

Things are done according to money these days. – Shirley MacLaine

I never would have given up my work to stay home. – Shirley MacLaine

The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends. – Shirley MacLaine

If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters. – Shirley MacLaine

The soul is everlasting, and its learning experience is lifetime after lifetime. – Shirley MacLaine