I always wanted to play Joan ...

I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother!
 Ellen Burstyn

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I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it.
 Ellen Burstyn
Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would say the actress I most admire is Vanessa Redgrave.
 Ellen Burstyn