Shirley MacLaine Quotes

A collection of quotes by Shirley MacLaine.

Shirley MacLaine is an American actress, dancer, author, and activist. Born on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Virginia, she quickly made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. MacLaine began her career as a Broadway dancer before transitioning to acting on the big screen. She gained fame for her performances in numerous films, including "The Apartment" (1960), "Terms of Endearment" (1983), and "Steel Magnolias" (1989), which earned her Academy Award nominations. MacLaine's versatile acting abilities have enabled her to embrace a wide range of roles throughout her career.

Beyond her acting prowess, MacLaine is known for her spiritual exploration and advocacy. She has written several books on topics such as metaphysics, reincarnation, and spirituality, with her most famous work being "Out on a Limb" (1983). Throughout the years, she has continued to contribute to the film industry and has received numerous honors, including an Oscar for her role in "Terms of Endearment."

MacLaine has always been a charismatic and outspoken personality, unafraid to voice her opinions and challenge conventional beliefs. Her adventurous spirit and dedication to her craft have made her a beloved figure in the entertainment world and a beacon of inspiration for aspiring actors and spiritual seekers alike.

I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life

I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him.

Shirley MacLaine


If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away

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

Shirley MacLaine


It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

Shirley MacLaine


We need proof in our society.

We need proof in our society.

Shirley MacLaine

Society

Things are done according to money these days.

Things are done according to money these days.

Shirley MacLaine

Money

Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for i

Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for it instead of always when it is too late. Someday change will be accepted as life itself.

Shirley MacLaine

Change

Well, success does not mean doing well.

Well, success does not mean doing well.

Shirley MacLaine

Success

I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know w

I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a real problem.

Shirley MacLaine

Famous

Remember, I come from such an excessively overdone, red-carp

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

Shirley MacLaine

Success

When a child comes in, I believe that it's a 'multipersonhoo

When a child comes in, I believe that it's a 'multipersonhood,' and it knows it, its consciousness knows it, and it has a nuclei in the center of its consciousness that is the repository of all experience and all knowledge. And when you look in the eyes of your baby and you feel this sense that they are an old soul, I believe indeed they are.

Shirley MacLaine

Experience

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty.

Shirley MacLaine

Beauty

I've gotten crankier in my old age.

I've gotten crankier in my old age.

Shirley MacLaine

Age

Reporters used to be blue-collar at the Globe now, it's prac

Reporters used to be blue-collar at the Globe now, it's practically required that you have a trust fund.

Howie Carr

Life

I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nic

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

Shirley MacLaine

Women

Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old

Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all.

Shirley MacLaine

Women

The soul is everlasting, and its learning experience is life

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

Shirley MacLaine

Experience

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Shirley MacLaine

Fear

Women love working together. That's my experience anyway.

Women love working together. That's my experience anyway.

Shirley MacLaine

Experience

I mean, no one asks beauty secrets of me, or 'What size do y

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

Shirley MacLaine

Beauty

It's a big deal for me to say I'm over politics.

It's a big deal for me to say I'm over politics.

Shirley MacLaine

Politics