Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon Jones, better known as Ruth Gordon, was an American film, stage, and television actress, as well as screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voice and distinct personality, she gained international visibility and critical acclaim for film roles which continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude, and the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Looseand Any Which...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth30 October 1896
CityQuincy, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Courage is like a muscle strenghthened by its use.
. L-I-V-E. LIVE! Otherwise, you got nothing to talk about in the locker room.
To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never -- I repeat -- never under any conditions face the facts.
Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out for you in a blueprint, you don't face facts-what can stop you?
If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow.
So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?
In our family we don't divorce men - we bury them
Get up early in the morning before everybody has breathed up all the good air.
If you're thinking of becoming a critic, why not make other plans?
Do people get moral when they don't get ahead?
Live long enough and you'll come into pensions, a lovely thing. Presents every month from people you didn't know cared.
I never got a job I didn't create for myself.
I'm sure the way to be happy is to live well beyond your means!
Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself.