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Louise Fletcher Biography

Louise Fletcher

Estelle Louise Fletcher (born July 22, 1934) is an American actress.

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That's the main reason I gave up my career after John was born and I was pregnant with Andrew. I could not handle going away day after day. The thought of going away before they got up and coming back after they were in bed was intolerable.

Back, Bed, Careers, Going Away, Pregnancy, Pregnant

My interest in acting was overwhelming, but I wasn't thinking, "I'm going to California and I'm going to become a movie star. " Things were different then. I lived just for the moment, and whatever happened, happened.

California, Happened, Moment, Stars, Things, Thinking

From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do.

Actresses, Ambition, Six, Thought, Young

She and my uncle were very sociable and would have a lot of people over at night to play cards or whatever. The high spot of those evenings was when we kids got dressed up to do a skit or something to amuse the guests. I loved it.

Cards, Kids, Loved, Night, Sociable, Uncles

It comes with age. I can't watch movies that are inhumane.

Age, Movies, Watch, Watch Movie, Watches

I want to thank my mother and my father for teaching me to have a dream. You are seeing my dream come true.

Dream, Mother, Seeing, Thank You, True

If I fell down and hurt myself, I never cried. There was no one to hear me.

Cried, Down And, Hear, Hurt

Live television drama was like live theater, because you moved without thinking about the camera. It followed you around. In film you have to be more aware of what the camera is doing.

Camera, Cameras, Drama, Live, Television, Thinking

I really would rather have gone to New York, since all my training had been in theater, but I didn't have the guts to go there alone. I knew only one person in New York, and that was a man. What I needed was a woman. That's the way Southern girls thought.

Girl, Gone, Man, Men, New York, Way

Only do it if you absolutely have to, because you are gonna eat rejection every single day. And it's not easy eating that rejection every single day because it hurts. You have to learn not to take it personally. And that is a very hard lesson to learn.

Day, Eating, Hurt, Hurts, Personally, Rejection