An actress must never lose ...

An actress must never lose her ego  --  without it she has no talent.
An actress must never lose her ego -- without it she has no talent.
 Norma Shearer

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It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.
 Victoria Pendleton
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
 William Tecumseh Sherman
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
 Diane Arbus
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

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I get whatever placidity I have from my father. But my mother taught me how to take it on the chin.
 Norma Shearer
An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other.
 Norma Shearer
Being a motion picture actress is the pitch of ecstasy.
 Norma Shearer
It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.
 Norma Shearer