Pearl Fay White (March 4, 1889 – August 4, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career on the stage at age 6, and later moved on to silent films appearing in a number of popular serials. (wikipedia)
I've done a million stunts. I've been hurt over and over again. But it never happened when what I was doing looked really dangerous.
I got a sweet little telephone call from my director to the general effect that we can't fall behind in our schedule... I had to go-and leave behind me all the pleasures of a snow-white bed, and candy and flowers, and the other lovely things that make illness a positive privilege.
I have actually gotten to like fear ...
The thing you've got to watch for is going broke when you're old. Look at all the people that go down and out at the finish. The man who built my country place is blind now and penniless. That's terrible!
Why should I have my picture taken when I can get paid for it?
There is no acting in a serial. You simply race through the reels.
Oh, if people only knew how this business has grown.
It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things.
All the home I know is a hotel. Why, I don't even have a dog... I don't know the first thing about cooking or taking care of a house.