Shirley MacLaine movie quotes

33 quotes from 4 movies

The Apartment (1960) as Fran Kubelik

View Quote Why do people have to love people anyway?

View Quote How could I be so stupid? You would think I should have learned by now. When you're in love with a married man you shouldn't wear mascara.

View Quote Some people take, some people get took. And they know they're getting took and there's nothing they can do about it.

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Terms of Endearment (1983) as Aurora Greenway

View Quote [to Flap] Raising three children, working full-time, and chasing women requires a lot more energy than you have. You know, one of the nicest qualities about you has always been that you recognized your weaknesses. Don't lose that quality now just when you need it the most.

View Quote [about Flap] He can't even do the simple things, like fail locally.

View Quote [to Melanie] Gorgeous isn't everything.

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Guarding Tess (1994) as Tess Carlisle

View Quote The President is coming to Somersville. Will you have the cars and the machine guns ready in about an hour?

View Quote Do I still have any influence in that evil little town or have they forgotten all about me?

View Quote You should get a date, you should have a martini, you should drive with the top down, you should better yet give a tired old widow a break.

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Valentine's Day (2010) as Estelle Paddington

View Quote I’m so sorry. And now. Please. You gotta love everything about them. Not just the good things. But the bad things too. The things that you find lovable. And the things that you don’t find lovable.