Cloris Leachman
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"Cloris Leachman" is an American actress of stage (theatre)/stage, film, and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards (more than any other performer) and one Daytime Emmy Award. She co-starred in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress#1970s/Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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People of all ages know every line of that movie, ... Everywhere I go people run up to me and either begin telling me lines from that movie or ask me to do lines as Frau Blucher.

So many (older) men and women are relegated to minor supporting roles, ... Christopher Walken. Look at him. He's a great actor and in a lot of films. But he's not starring in anything.

They're frozen. Like Ruth is.

(When thinking about the Ruth character) I have a terrible image in my mind of a cow going to slaughter. There's not a lot of fight in them. Pigs, they'd squeal and thrash around. They'd fight. It's almost as if cows don't know they have a choice. Not that they don't panic, but they do so in a quiet way.

I think (Ruth) accepts her fate, ... But she knows she's not happy and that's about it.

Now men and women are separate and unequal. We should be hand in hand; in fact, we should have our arms around each other.

Madison Avenue is responsible for that, ... In fact, 'Beach Girls' (her upcoming Lifetime movie) is made for, designed for, and targeted to the 18 to 34 age group.

I make fun wherever I go, ... If I go to a restaurant by myself, rest assured, people will be talking about it. I always have a great deal of fun being with people. It's part of the journey.