More Quotes by Lucille Ball
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.
I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness. Lucille Ball
Here's what I advise any young struggling actress today: The important thing is to develop as a woman first, and a performer second. You wouldn't prostitute yourself to get a part, not if you're in the right mind. You won't be happy, whatever you do, unless you're comfortable with your own conscience.
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
I believe that we're as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.
It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
