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Good Girls Quotes

The role good girls keep playing.

These good girls quotes examine typecasting and expectation, from an actress joking she got cast as the good girl for lack of alternatives to the classic line that good girls keep diaries while Bad Girls don't.

I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.

Quotes by Victoria Jackson

It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have time.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty...

Quotes by Stephenie Meyer

Bad Quotes

It's an interesting time that way. It's hard to meet good girls down here. It seems like they're all after something and interested in their own lives.

Quotes by Scott Speedman

Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from...

Quotes by Olivia De Havilland

I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against.

Quotes by David Niven

Frequently Asked Questions

What theme connects these good girls quotes?
They connect typecasting, upbringing, and expectation, exploring how the label 'good girl' shapes both careers in Hollywood and everyday life at home.
Why does one actress say she was cast as the good girl?
She jokes it was simply because casting directors couldn't find enough good girls elsewhere in Hollywood, turning a stereotype into steady work.
What does the diary-keeping quote mean?
It contrasts good girls who keep diaries with bad girls who supposedly never have time, playfully linking the habit to a certain kind of reputation. See Bad Girls quotes.
Is the diary line repeated in different forms?
Yes, a near-identical version appears twice with slightly different phrasing, both emphasizing that good girls keep diaries while bad girls never have the time.
What does the community upbringing quote add?
It describes growing up somewhere being a good girl was simply expected of everyone, not an exception, alongside good boys as an equal norm.

A more personal entry recalls a community where being a good girl wasn't the exception but simply expected of everyone. See Community quotes or Bad quotes for the flip side.