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13 quotes by Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in The Helen Morgan Story. For her stage work she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carlotta Campion in Follies in 2001. Her film work included 1962's Cape Fear...
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The thing is, when you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself. I run into someone I've known for 40 or 50 years, and... →

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I'm one of those people who always needs a mountain to climb. When I get up a mountain as far as I think I'm going to get, I try to find... →

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Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old... →

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I came to Southbury because I wanted to live a more simple life. When I was a child, I saw lots of movies about happy people living in Connecticut.... →

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You look at the road you could have taken, you know, I just think that's interesting... I've been on a lot of roads and I had to hitchhike on... →

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As soon as my foot is in the light onstage, I am home. It is what I love to do. It is what I have always loved to do.

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When I was young, they just gave me the lead. And when I got old, they wouldn't see me at all.

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It suddenly struck me - I'm 70 years old. I wonder if I could possibly end my life the way I started it: doing the most joyful thing I ever did... →

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The interesting thing about me is that I was born poor, and I've lived rich and I've lived poor, and I know how to do both. People think rich... →

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The secret I've lived by ever since I started earning money is this: Always buy a house with an extra bedroom adjoining the master. And... →

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I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!''

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I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.

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I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be... →

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