17 Kim Novak Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kim Novak

American Actress

Born: Feb 13, 1933

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The work I did in Vertigo meant nothing if no one cared about the movie. Luckily, Vertigo had a revival and people had begun to recognize there was something special and it gained in reputation. But it just as well could have ended up rotting in film cans somewhere. Kim Novak

Work People Somewhere Reputation Nothing Recognize About Something Something Special Could Had No-One Well Up Vertigo Revival Begun Did Ended Just Movie Cans Gained Meant Special Luckily Rotting Film Cared

We only did probably two, three takes on every scene we did, at the most. Kim Novak

Three Every Only Scene Takes Most Did Two

I live way out in the country, so there's not a lot of people around to remind me. And my friends don't think of me as 'Kim Novak' anymore anyway. It's like they forgot, too. And so it's nice. Kim Novak

Me People Country Nice Live Think Too Way Kim Out Remind Like Around Lot Friends Forgot Anymore Anyway Novak

And I went through a lot of detours and I took a lot of roads and things so yes, that's all there, but it's not meant to be shocking or telltale. Kim Novak

Took Detours Through Roads Lot Yes Shocking Meant Meant To Be Things

For every answer, I like to bring up a question. Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way. Kim Novak

Life Every Think Too Alfred Hitchcock Related Way Like Know Well Him Answer Got Question Up Hitchcock Maybe Should Bring

I already hated that gray suit and then having to go through putting on that wig with a false front - again made me feel so trapped inside this person who was desperately wanting to break out of it but she was so caught up in the web of deception that she couldn't. Kim Novak

Me Made Trapped Wig Desperately Out Hated Inside Web Having Through Putting Feel She Caught Go False Up Person Front Deception Wanting Break Again Then Who Gray Suit

I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful. Kim Novak

Money About Never Fame Loved Which Meaning Acting Painful Search

I think it will be helpful to people because I know the expectations that are put on you as a sex symbol, and how Marilyn Monroe suffered and so on, and I was able to get free of that. Kim Novak

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people. Kim Novak

Time Me People Matter Before Right One Others Those Out Would Tried Find Touch Touch People Only Like Reach Felt Vertigo Middle Movies Hard Show Right Night

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. It's like you're touching the essence, the very substance of life. Kim Novak

My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy. Kim Novak

Lion Time Best Day Me Crazy Thought First Stage Out Best Time See Dressing Dressing Room He Him Sound Male Trailer Heat Just Decided Which Room Sudden Bring

My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me. Kim Novak

Me People Other Out Security Direction Step Felt Go Expected Wanted Senses Tune Sensing Should Suddenly

The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe. Kim Novak

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