Doris Day Quotes

“I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.”

— Doris Day

“Killing an animal to make a coat is sin. It wasn't meant to be, and we have no right to do it. A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she's truly beautiful.”

— Doris Day

“The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it.
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— Doris Day

“I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people.”

— Doris Day

“Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.”

— Doris Day

“Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.”

— Doris Day

“I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they've all gone to heaven.”

— Doris Day

“If I'd find a dog, I'd try to find the owner, of course, but it was mine! I just can't live without them; I love them so much. I have cats, too. People call me all the time and say, 'We know of a couple of cats people don't care for,' and I say, 'Bring them!' That's it - two words. I'm always open for that.”

— Doris Day

When I was a teeny little girl, I was in dancing school, and I sang.

— Doris Day

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

— Doris Day

“I'm tired of being thought of as Miss Goody Two-Shoes ... the girl next door, Miss Happy-Go-Lucky.”

— Doris Day

“I don't even like parties.”

— Doris Day

“Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.”

— Doris Day

“I'm going to do as much as I can for the animal world, and I'll never stop.”

— Doris Day

“I've just always loved animals.”

— Doris Day

The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.

— Doris Day

“I rented a place that I could have dogs - not in my house. I rented a big place. And I was able to have the SPCA every end of the week bring many, many dogs to me. They all were in nice places, clean, everything was fine. I took good care of them. And so many people called.”

— Doris Day

I never retired.

— Doris Day

“I always feel a rise in my scalp or in the backs of my wrists when something is special, whether it be a song or a man.”

— Doris Day

“I don't know if I want to get married again.”

— Doris Day

“I like Michael Buble.”

— Doris Day

I liked being married instead of the girl who's looking for a guy.

— Doris Day

Sometimes I think I should have stayed longer and I should have done more films.

— Doris Day

“I like to sing love songs.”

— Doris Day

Any girl can look glamorous ... just stand there and look stupid.

— Doris Day

“I love to laugh.It's the only way to live. Enjoy each day-it's not coming back again!”

— Doris Day

“You haven't lived until you've lived with a cat.”

— Doris Day

“Older, younger, anyone can help. We've learned that our legislators listen, and people with passionate and thoughtful concerns make a difference every day. We've had constituents initiate legislation, lobby for it, organize meetings and events, and, of course, call, mail, e-mail and visit legislators to express their views. It's really great to see how much difference that individuals can make.”

— Doris Day

“When I see Liz Taylor with those Harry Winston boulders hanging from her neck I get nauseated. Not figuratively, but nauseated! All I can think of are how many dog shelters those diamonds could buy.”

— Doris Day

I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.

— Doris Day

“If I can do it, you can do it. Anybody can.”

— Doris Day

If a man does something silly, people say, 'Isn't he silly?' If a woman does something silly, people say, 'Aren't women silly?

— Doris Day

“The succession of cheerful, period musicals I made, plus Oscar Levant's widely publicized remark about my virginity, contributed to what has been called my "image", which is a word that baffles me. There never was any intent on my part either in my acting or in my private life to create any such thing as an image.”

— Doris Day

I couldn't walk for almost three years. That was the greatest thing that happened. Instead of dancing, I sang.

— Doris Day

“Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made at all. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction, to impress other actors who say: "Oh, God! what a shot, what camera work!" But the average person in the audience, who bought his ticket to be entertained, doesn't see that at all. He comes out depressed.”

— Doris Day

“It's quite an experience to have filming done in your house. When they come in, they photograph every piece of furniture and where it is so they can get them back exactly where you had them. You'd never know they'd been here.”

— Doris Day

A person does not leave a good marriage for someone else.

— Doris Day

“It is heartbreaking to see so many animals in distress through the Gulf Coast region. Many of them are frightened, confused, hungry, dehydrated and lost.”

— Doris Day

“Almost all of "Julie" was shot on location in Carmel, which is a lovely resort town a little south of San Francisco. My co-star was Louis Jourdan, whom I liked very much. An amiable man, very gentle, very much interested in the people around him; we had a good rapport and I found talking to him a joy ... We would take long walks on the beautiful Carmel beach, chatting by the hour.”

— Doris Day

“I just feel so fortunate and so blessed to have been able to entertain people in the theatres and on record, it's just an amazing life that I've experienced.”

— Doris Day

“If you play the numbers game and become obsessed with it, as so many in Hollywood are, sooner or later you have to face the depressing fact that if you are number one the only place you can go is down.”

— Doris Day

“Would you believe, I am still offered scripts and projects all the time?”

— Doris Day

“If so many people love me, how come I'm alone?”

— Doris Day

“In the press, my sex life was something else again. I was Lady Bountiful of the Sheets. Some of the best fiction of the Sixties was written about my amorous adventures with an assortment of lovers who could have only been chosen by a berserk random sampler.”

— Doris Day

“I love all the shows that encourage people to love, appreciate and help animals. There are more programs about animals than ever, and that pleases me.”

— Doris Day

“For every dollar spent on spaying and neutering now, $17 is saved and can be used for other community projects. We work with the animals and the people who love them.”

— Doris Day

“I think everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work.”

— Doris Day

“I'm not going to go around with a long face - that's a waste of time”

— Doris Day

I am deeply grateful to the President and to my country ... To come from Cincinnati, Ohio, for God's sake, then to go to Hollywood, and to get this kind of tribute from my country ... I love this country so much.

— Doris Day

“Your skin, and your whole body, goes into repair mode when you sleep.”

— Doris Day