Quotes from Agnes Moorehead

I'm an idealist. I'll die an idealist in the theater. I'll stick to my convictions if I starve to death.

Good theater is not realistic, and should not be. Its purpose, rather, is to highlight, never to spell out a situation.

A wise man will take a woman's advice even if he doesn't understand it.

Playing a convincing witch takes a bit of research. I've looked up the old Salem business and reread a lot of fairy tales and the 'Oz' books. The main thing, I think, is to develop one strange, odd little thing to do that the audience does not expect.

Witches are made out of things like mushrooms and twigs. Everybody knows that.

Witches are a cold breed who keep unto themselves.

To me, witches are the most divine creatures. I always thought of them not as old crones with double chins and dunce hats, but as completely enchanting, blithe spirits.

You must remember that Endora is basically a good witch. She really doesn't have a wicked bone in her magic finger. It's just that she hain't the patience to endure human follies and foibles. If you're human you're a slave. That's the way she sees it. She's a genius and she demands that quality in people as well as witches and warlocks.

I'm no prude. I like a witty innuendo, too.

I've played all through the Middle East. The Arabs never say what they mean. They say what they think you want to hear.

I am a self-disciplined person, and the Bible is my security, guiding me in that discipline.

Drama is not great when it's a roll off the curb into the gutter.

You can't eat recreation.

I had a martyr complex as a child. I longed to attend the parties my classmates gave. But I was a minister's daughter. I couldn't stay out after 9:30 at night til I went to college. I never went to a dance till I was grown up and -away from home.

Purple is the hue worn by a baby witch or warlock. Pink and blue are for mortals.

It stands to reason that a person can't put forth his best effort if he's unhappy or if in the back of his mind there is gnawing worry about the butcher, baker, or reaction of his associates.

I would rather have people say let's see more of her than she's too much.

Too much exposure is bad.

Anything I do must have a line of idealism.

An actor has a great responsibility to an audience - to touch their hearts.

I don't like touring. I've done so much of it, you know.

Actors should remember they are public servants, really, and depend on the response of the people. And the public can be so fickle. That's why now I'm glad to be working in my trade.

Women have much more instinct than men. There's no analyzing it.

Acting is too often looked upon as a 'gifted art.' This may be, but having the gift is only the beginning. It must be honed, developed by training and experience.