Top 65 Quotes & Sayings by Amanda Blake

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Amanda Blake.
Last updated on December 5, 2024.
Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series Gunsmoke. Along with her fourth husband, Frank Gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity.

Quality is what kept 'Gunsmoke' on the air so long.
Leopard coats are fantastic. But on the leopard.
I believe that I would not have smoked had I seen a label on a cigarette package or in a cigarette ad that said 'Warning: Cigarette smoking may cause death from heart disease, cancer or emphysema.'
Don't ever call the 'bush' the jungle. That marks you as a rank beginner. — © Amanda Blake
Don't ever call the 'bush' the jungle. That marks you as a rank beginner.
Jewelry doesn't give me a sense of security or anything like that I just think it's beautiful.
If you want to go without hose, you should have a razor as handy as your tooth brush. But suntan your legs, if you are not wearing stockings.
I hate Hollywood. I hate the business.
I am a victim of oral cancer, a victim of cigarette smoking.
I was working live TV, things like the 'My Favorite Husband' series, when I heard about this 'Gunsmoke' casting. I had been a fan of its radio show. I was a real pushy broad. I got myself all gussied up and sat in the producer's office 'til I got tested.
I made a couple of pictures that weren't even Bs. They were Zs.
With Red Skelton, you could fall flat on your face and he'd do his sketch around it.
When my doctor told me I had cancer of the mouth, I didn't believe it. I had never even heard of cancer of the mouth, yet I had it.
I want to keep on working. The only way they'll get me to quit is to carry me out of the studio feet first.
My parents had a Boston terrier, but we never became friends. — © Amanda Blake
My parents had a Boston terrier, but we never became friends.
There was the usual summer stock, the New England tours and then I started doing all kinds of roles for CBS after moving to California.
I don't go in for that big fashion routine. It's a waste of money.
I love working.
My first two years, with Metro, were quite unproductive. Then I had a year at Columbia that was a complete disaster.
I've become a lazy-type actress and I'm glad.
I always was concerned about puppy dogs and pussycats.
Well, it's like this - I hate Los Angeles and I love Phoenix.
Being married, having children, a home and being happy. Without these things, nothing else matters.
A great deal of my energy is directed toward battling the Los Angeles Animal Regulation Department.
I had never been much for outdoor activities.
I am very fair and sunburn easily.
I did the 'Gunsmoke' pilot for $250. We were all so hungry, we would have done anything.
I absolutely love to work and when they asked me to appear on 'Edge of Night' I thought it would be great fun.
People do live. People don't die with cancer, they live with cancer.
I gave up my fur coats years ago - what an ego trip, walking around wearing cut-up animals. Besides, fur coats don't last. I'd rather have diamonds.
More than anything, I wanted the role of Kitty Russell, even though some people couldn't see me as that character.
The first really good piece I ever bought for myself was right after 'Gunsmoke' started. I couldn't wait to get my first pay check so I could buy that pinky finger ring, with diamonds and emeralds.
I like living alone.
I was commuting between Hollywood and Phoenix. It wasn't unusual for me to fly between the two cities two or three times a week.
I refuse to grow old. You can think yourself into any age. There are days when I feel 195.
I like being independent, so that when I go home at night nobody says, 'What time's dinner?'
I'll bet I've got more footage of just plain cows than anybody else.
I never had any bad experiences on live TV.
It used to take us six days to film an hour of 'Gunsmoke.' But I didn't mind the fast pace of soap opera work. It was nice being able to shoot scenes in sequence. We couldn't do that on 'Gunsmoke.'
Africa is doing little to protect its most valuable assets, the wildlife. Some of the game wardens are poaching on the preserves they're hired to protect. — © Amanda Blake
Africa is doing little to protect its most valuable assets, the wildlife. Some of the game wardens are poaching on the preserves they're hired to protect.
It was very unusual for anyone to be her own person in the wild West.
I hate flying. I sit back and squirm.
Contrary to what so many think, life for the stars of Hollywood TV or movies is really quite tame. You get up at 4 A.M., arrive at the studio by and shooting starts at 8. Then you keep on working until 7:30 or 8 P.M. or even 11 at night. By the time you get back home, you're too exhausted for anything but sleep.
I like to come and go as I please which means I'm not anxious to dash back from the studio to fix dinner for a man.
Western women have been a pretty tame lot - dressed in gingham dresses and consigned to hand-wringing back at the ranch, while the hero is fighting for her honor.
My friends all love animals. If they don't, they are not my friends.
I think in the summer it's a good idea to use a body lotion after your shower; bath or sunbath. If you wait until you are dried out, your skin will not only look rough, but it will feel uncomfortable too.
Being married to your best friend, that's happiness.
My movie career wasn't going that well.
Cancer touches everybody. — © Amanda Blake
Cancer touches everybody.
It's killing for fun or profit I can't stand. There's a difference between an Eskimo killing a seal for survival and some dumb broad strolling down Fifth Avenue in a leopard coat.
I don't even know how to explain my house, it's so crazy.
I've been playing Tarzan and Jane since I was a kid.
I need to be free.
I'm a loner, so independent it's awful. It's one of the main reasons for the failures of my marriages.
It's a good feeling to be able to help, when help is needed. That's one reason I also went into politics. But by politics I don't mean the smoke-filled room sense, but simply being active in community affairs.
With skirts even a mid-calf length, the legs are visible almost to the knee when you sit down. And during the summer, with bathing suits and shorts, they really take over. I think every girl should do all she can to make her legs as attractive as possible.
Fear can be a killer.
I love poking and looking for things for the house, so I make a great many trips to Mexico.
Frankly, I've had it with this show-business stuff. But I love 'Gunsmoke' and I love the guys I work with.
Gunsmoke' had been a successful radio show for many years before and I was determined to go with it on TV.
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