Zimbalist Quotes & Sayings

I've never met anyone who has convinced me to say, "No, I'm not gonna take the next Spielberg film, I think I'll stay here and have a baby." I've never met anyone of that caliber. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I walked onstage in a play at prep school, and with childish naivete, told myself, 'Wow, I'm an actor!' — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

As a little girl, I got to meet Audrey Hepburn, who took my face in her hands and suddenly make me want to be an actress. — Stephanie Zimbalist

My grandfather is the greatest man I'll ever know. — Stephanie Zimbalist

If I would characterize my life, I would say that I was a very lucky actor who came into very lucky times, and got to Hollywood, and was put under contract by Warners in the very last days of the studio contract era, and was privileged to go through that time which is gone now. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I'm not the sexiest thing in the world, I feel actors who have to 'play' sexy lose all their sex appeal. When they start with the tongue and the heavy lids, it looks so ridiculous. I think you just have to be yourself. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I wouldn't say our relationship is always smooth sailing. In a fun sort of way, this publicizing of some feud has brought us closer together. I think it had to do with shooting an episode last season at a school. The students swarmed around him, and I'm walking along and feeling like yesterday's lunch. I was saying that was hard to deal with sometimes and he said, "Stephanie, you can go for it! All you have to do is play sexy." It was a nice chat, but the tabloids took it and made it out that I was jealous. I'm not jealous. — Stephanie Zimbalist

It makes my skin crawl when people tell me, 'Don't worry, you'll get another series.' Their expectations have little to do with mine. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Both sides go the bargaining table holding cards quite close to the chest and bluffing like crazy, . — Andrew Zimbalist

It was one of those times when you can feel the air in a room. Everything stood still. I can remember the T-shirt I was wearing and the bag I was carrying. I don't think I breathed for 15 minutes. It was a devastating moment. They said they wanted me to experience more things. OK. I began contemplating things. Maybe I should take LSD or become a hooker. I left Juilliard and was just meandering and drifting for a while. Thank God I had support from my family and close friends. Bad times. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I've sown all the oats I want to sow. — Stephanie Zimbalist

You can't wait and sit for the phone to ring, so I do theater. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation. — Stephanie Zimbalist

If I've learned one thing in life, it's you can never go back. — Stephanie Zimbalist

We all have points in our lives where two roads present themselves and we have to make a decision very fast. We don't know how it will impact our lives, but it usually does. — Stephanie Zimbalist

People tend to take sides in these discussions. They feel obligated to say baseball is in catastrophic circumstance or no problem at all. I think extremes are misleading. I think there's a problem and it's of modest dimensions. — Andrew Zimbalist

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. — Stephanie Zimbalist

The busier you get, the more you get done. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Until the L.A. market is settled, I don't think there's any other market out there that stands a chance. — Andrew Zimbalist

I enjoy my time alone. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Don Ho can sign autographs 3.4 times faster than Efrem Zimbalist Jr. — George Carlin

Baseball does have some slack here. When they were losing $20 million a year in Montreal, there was some pressure to get rid of it. But as long as they are [profitable] in Washington, there is less pressure. They've got eight bona fide $450 million offers to buy the team, and those offers aren't going to go away soon. — Andrew Zimbalist

During the late '50s, I had worked on the script of Ben-Hur in an office next to that of the producer Sam Zimbalist. — Gore Vidal

My upbringing was very un-Hollywood ... I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the business in those days, never a fan type - just a basic kid watching TV. — Stephanie Zimbalist

People don't want to see wrinkles, because if they see wrinkles in actors then they have to face that they have wrinkles, too. They'd rather see perfection up there. And so then you get rocket scientists who are 22 years old. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Having been kept pretty strict in prep schools, I guess I couldn't cope with all the freedom at Yale. I had a wild, wonderful time, got abysmal grades and was bounced out in my freshman year. I then came back the following fall as a repeating freshman, lasted until April and got bounced out again - for the same reason. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I sing, and I really should've stuck with it, because it's really what I love to do. It's probably what I'm best at, too. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I ended up with my life slanted toward television, and I just accept that. I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I will never get married to the head of General Motors. I will never be the wife of a superstar. For those women, their lives are somebody else's ... I will never be a 'Mrs. Blabidyblah!' — Stephanie Zimbalist

I don't think I could be terribly demanding even if I wanted to be. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I'm a conservative Republican. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I don't think baseball can abandon the Miami market. If MLB does let that market go vacant, I think it'll be one of the biggest mistakes they ever made. — Andrew Zimbalist

When you learn that you inspired someone, it's a huge honor. — Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

I'm never going to be the woman behind the man. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I really enjoyed being a blonde. Men were more friendly and flirtatious. My face looked more worldly. It took the innocence away. It could be the new me. — Stephanie Zimbalist

Pierce Brosnan is a very sweet man. Oh, we had our issues, but a lot of it was hormones. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I've grown up with dogs and love dogs. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I studied dancing a little bit when I was young. — Stephanie Zimbalist

I'm more interested in life than life-style. Life-style means you have to drive a certain car. — Stephanie Zimbalist