Morgan Fairchild Professions : Actress Born : February 3, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 20 quotes by Morgan Fairchild Growing up in Texas, you were either pretty or smart. Smart didnt get you very far, because there werent too many job opportunities for women. I wondered why you couldnt be both. Morgan Fairchild smart growing-up jobs I think sometimes women are not driven by the same, albeit, testosterone power thing that pushes men to get into politics. Morgan Fairchild sometimes men thinking When the AIDS epidemic broke, because I happened to be a science nerd and knew a lot about viruses and a lot about that virus at the time, I felt a moral obligation to go out and try to stem the fear and get out and explain to people what the disease was and how it worked. Morgan Fairchild aids-epidemic epidemics people You know they're just looking for wrinkles and cellulite. Morgan Fairchild cellulite wrinkles knows I was a little fat pudgy kid with big thick glasses, and I was quiet and never said a word, you know -- teachers loved me, straight-A student. Morgan Fairchild glasses teacher kids What triggered a migraine for me may have no effect on someone else. For many people, coffee can relieve symptoms somewhat, but for me it was a trigger. You really have to find out what affects you individually. Morgan Fairchild coffee may people Hiding my migraines on the set may have been my toughest challenge as an actor. There were times when the pain from migraine headaches was so severe that I literally had to crawl across my dressing room floor. But I couldnt let anyone know. If they thought I might slow production, I figured that would end my career. Morgan Fairchild pain careers challenges Saving the world via medical research or going off to Gobi Desert to dust off dinosaur eggs is what I thought I might be doing when I was a kid, and Id love to bring those interests to a show like E.R. or The West Wing, or a movie like Jurassic Park. Morgan Fairchild dust wings kids I'm one of those people you can tell 'no' a million different ways, and I'll spend the rest of my life trying to figure out some way to get you to say 'yes.' People have always underestimated me. I have great stamina, great tenacity. Morgan Fairchild my-life me you life When I've got all the makeup on and all the spit, polish and glue together, I look fine. But I know what I really look like, and I'm still that same little kid under there. I don't think I look that great. I think I did a good job of creating Morgan Fairchild. But I created her. Morgan Fairchild great good makeup together The business of Hollywood, if you don't have other things going on, it will eat you up and spit you out... If you take what those people and that social structure think of you - if you let it govern your life - you might as well just kill yourself. Morgan Fairchild yourself you business life I'm not a political animal, I'm a curious animal. Morgan Fairchild curious political animal I was asked once if I ever got tired of playing bimbos, and I answered that I've never played a bimbo. I've always played smart, manipulative women. Marilyn Monroe and Judy Holliday, who were not stupid, could play stupid really well, but I don't do it well. Morgan Fairchild women smart tired stupid I have a lot of stands on a lot of political issues. I'm very big on campaign finance reform. I still think most Americans aren't aware of how the dumping of big corporate dollars and private donor dollars has totally corrupted the political system and taken it away from them. Morgan Fairchild big think finance political I try hard to look hip but ladylike; current, but not like I'm trying to be 16. Morgan Fairchild try look hard trying I'm about as Baptist as you get in Hollywood. Morgan Fairchild about get you hollywood It's nice to be thought of as attractive and all of that. On the other hand, it curtails you somewhat, too. They won't let me read for 'West Wing,' just to play, you know, a normal person. Or 'ER,' to play a doctor - the things I'm actually good at. I mean, I'm pretty good on foreign policy - they won't even let me come read for that. Morgan Fairchild doctor good me you I started in the theater when I was 10, so I grew up in the theater and was very used to that, but I love movies and television, also, obviously. Morgan Fairchild movies up love television I get really tired of getting painted up all the time. Basically, I'm a bum. Morgan Fairchild get up tired time One of the hallmarks of the sign of Aquarius is the campaign for justice. Everybody is my brother. Justice is very important to me. Morgan Fairchild me important brother justice Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
