Maureen Stapleton

Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Grammy Award.

Quotes

 * A houseboat is my speed, I’m usually frightened in anything that moves. A rougher than expected trip up the Hudson with friends this summer, scared the hell out of me. But I still haven’t learned how to stop it.
 * Maureen speak about her boat in 1979.
 * Family is the best thing I’ve ever had. My family is my life. There’s something primitive in your feeling about family,
 * Maureen speak about her family in 1979.
 * You have to know the insane odds, but you have to have the energy to buck them. You don't know if you're going to get a job anyway, so why give yourself the extra added handicap of dying if you don't play St. Joan?
 * Maureen speak on choosing a particular role as an actress in 1981.
 * I want to thank Troy, N.Y. … and everybody I ever met in my entire life.
 * Maureen acceptance remarks as best supporting actress in 1981.
 * I figure you're a successful actress only when you don't have to work.
 * Maureen speak on success as an actress in 1981.
 * Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world.
 * Maureen speak on recognition in the 1990s.
 * There are many roads to good acting, I've been asked repeatedly what the key to acting is, and as far as I'm concerned, the main thing is to keep the audience awake.
 * Maureen speak on acting in her 1995 autobiography.

Quotes about Maureen Stapleton

 * Cast throughout her career in supporting roles, Stapleton was content not playing a lead character, I don't think she ever had unrealistic aspirations about her career.
 * Allentuck talked about the actress career in 2006.