Author: Mercedes McCambridge

Quotes

I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are black and blue.

I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are black and blue.

- Mercedes McCambridge

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

- Mercedes McCambridge

I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done.

I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done.

- Mercedes McCambridge

I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it.

I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it.

- Mercedes McCambridge

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

- Mercedes McCambridge

I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room.

I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room.

- Mercedes McCambridge

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

- Mercedes McCambridge

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