Angie Dickinson Quotes

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.

No question - the more powerful men are, the more sexy they are.

When I started shooting "Police Woman" (1974), someone asked me if I had ever played a sleuth before. I said, "Yes, many times". I thought they were asking me if I had ever played a slut. I didn`t know what a sleuth was.

I dress for women, and undress for men.

(On her initial reaction to the screenplay for Dressed to Kill (1980)): I was like "I can`t do this, I`m `Police Woman`!".

(When asked on "Celebrity Poker Showdown" (2003) what making Ocean`s Eleven (1960) was like) Oh, it was wonderful. And I remember most of it.

I`m not a feminist: I`m for women, but I`m not against men..

You can`t stop the aging process. There`s only so much oil you can put on your body. I`ve always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that.

Growing older doesn`t bother me.

In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!

I think it was sexier when you didn`t have to take it all off.

I didn`t care about being the `star.` I just wanted to make a living and have a consistent career.

I dress for women and I undress for men.

Without Police Woman I wouldn`t have had a career. The show started about the same time the women`s movement was taking off. Ours was the first prime-time one-hour show featuring a strong, professional woman. It paved the way for other series to follow.