Candice Bergen Quotes

"People can get crazier as they get older. I can just be weird whenever I want, and there's the freedom of not caring what people think." ~ Candice Bergen

 "Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick." ~ Candice Bergen

 "It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I may not be a great actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little." ~ Candice Bergen

 "Memory is the first casualty of middle age, if I remember correctly." ~ Candice Bergen

 "People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don't have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart." ~ Candice Bergen

 "The best way to be beautiful is to choose your parents well." ~ Candice Bergen

 "At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I very much believe in rescuing animals, not buying them." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread." ~ Candice Bergen

 "Dreams are, by definition cursed with short life spans." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I never used to like babies. I'd always thought if a baby were more like a chimpanzee, I'd have one" ~ Candice Bergen

"Beauty set up distance between other people and me. It warped their behavior." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I certainly love doing comedy and feel most comfortable near it." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles." ~ Candice Bergen

 "I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home." ~ Candice Bergen