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Brooke Shields
American
Actress
About the author
I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Community
I'm just starting to realize the type of work that I want to do. Not everyone can fit into the sitcom world because it's so fast-paced, but it feels comfortable to me.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Want
#Work
#World
It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#World
#Artists
#Mom
Modeling is the world that I feel most welcome in.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#World
My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Death
#Father
#Pain
#Stress
#Sadness
My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Fun
#Years
Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Life
#Smoking
At Princeton I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Work
#Success
#Pleasure
Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Growth
#Sense
#Confidence
Have faith in your own thoughts.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Faith
#Thoughts
Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Being
#Waste
I could never, ever have an abortion.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Abortion
I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Daughter
#Rebellion
#Adolescence
I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Hope
#Will
#Help
#Treatment
#Control
#Feelings
#Shame
#Healing
The thing I'm the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I'm fabulous.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Life
#Daughter
'Suddenly Susan' is my life.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Life
The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn't happen.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Time
#Hope
#Difficulty
#Dream
The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Understanding
#Perspective
Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#People
#Abortion
#Wrong
#Control
#Birth control
What does good in bed mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Home
#School
#Bed
#Mom
You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Misery
The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Being
The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.
Brooke Shields,
American
Actress
#Open