My mother was a Book of the Month Club devotee. I remember she always looked forward to Pearl Buck’s books. Valerie Harper Read Quote
I danced in choruses from about 1959 to 1967, in ‘Take Me Along,’ ‘Wildcat,’ and ‘Subways Are for Sleeping.’ Valerie Harper Read Quote
I really developed an early love for ballet. Like most dancers, I am still ‘first’ a dancer. I’m very proud of it. Once you are a dancer, the physicality never leaves you, nor does the strength. Hopefully, it keeps you like an athlete. Valerie Harper Read Quote
The movie that really ‘did it for me’ was ‘All About Eve.’ The backstage feeling, the authenticity, the passion those people had for their lives in the theater. I must say, the movie ‘All About Eve,’ what a great movie! ‘All About Eve’ had a profound effect on my life. Valerie Harper Read Quote
Daddy was a salesman and away a lot, always working. My mom took me to the movies on Thursday nights because it was dish night, when they gave you a free dish along with your movie ticket. Valerie Harper Read Quote
The disease I have is quite a rare cancer, and it is located in a limited area – a very widespread area, but narrow. So a lot can happen if the cancer starts getting really aggressive, pressing on parts of the brain and causing me to lose either my speech or my ability to think, etc. Valerie Harper Read Quote
