Shirley Jones quotes Her role as Shirley Renfrew Partridge on TV series The Partridge Family (1970-1974) Born: 03/31/1934 Country: usa

• A musical would go on for six months to a year. A regular movie was usually two or three months. (Shirley Jones) [/movie]
• Actually, I had turned down The Brady Bunch first. (Shirley Jones)
• Actually, I turned down television. I was not about to go into television. (Shirley Jones) [television/television]
• Again, I liked the regularity of a TV series. I liked knowing what I am going to do every day. (Shirley Jones) [day]
• All In The Family was a brand new concept in television, and suddenly we were old hat. (Shirley Jones) [family/television]
• And it was an old bus. I mean, it had the clutch and shift in the floor. (Shirley Jones) [tram/floor]
• At that time it was a step down. Movie stars didn't do television. (Shirley Jones) [time/movie/television]
• But for that time, it was a very good salary if the series was a hit. (Shirley Jones) [time]
• But that's what made the show so much fun because we were a normal family BUT we had that extra little cherry on the cake that made us interesting. (Shirley Jones) [normal/family/]
• But the salaries were nowhere near what they are today. (Shirley Jones)
• But with TV, the days were shorter and they were much quicker. (Shirley Jones)
• David lived with his mother. His father and mother were arch-enemies, unfortunately, for most of his life. (Shirley Jones) [mother/mother/life]
• David started on Broadway and Jack respected his talent. (Shirley Jones) [talent]
• First of all, I was home and working with kids, and they loved the show. (Shirley Jones) [housing]
• For Shaun, I had a nurse from the time he was born until he was about four or five. (Shirley Jones) [time]
• I didn't have to do a lot of driving, but it was nerve-wracking in the beginning. I would basically just put it in gear and we would go. (Shirley Jones)
• I don't miss those days, but I miss that kind of musical format. I love watching them still. (Shirley Jones) [/love]
• I don't read music! I have a good ear, fortunately, but I don't read. (Shirley Jones) [music]
• I don't think it had anything to do with David leaving. I think the show had just run its course. (Shirley Jones) [think/think]
• I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time. (Shirley Jones) [people/think/time]
• I had a live-in nanny. (Shirley Jones)
• I had a problem with the 3-camera shoots because that was a very different experience. (Shirley Jones) [problem/experience]
• I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name. (Shirley Jones) [motion/family]
• I knew from the beginning that I wasn't supposed to front the band. (Shirley Jones)
• I knew I would be mostly in the background to David, because he was the lead singer. (Shirley Jones)
• I liked The Partridge Family because it had music in it and I felt it had a chance to succeed because it was different. (Shirley Jones) [family/music/chance]
• I obviously learned to drive on an automatic so I had no idea how to drive a clutch with the gearshift in the floor. (Shirley Jones) [floor]
• I thought we did a great pilot, which sold the show. (Shirley Jones)
• I wanted some family structure and stability, and that's what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids. (Shirley Jones) [family/stability/family/housing]
• I was not an expert on child actors. (Shirley Jones) [expert/child/actors]
• I would have to be in make-up anytime after 5:30 AM, depending on my call. (Shirley Jones)

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