Shirley Maclaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.

Shirley Maclaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.

Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

It's not my ambition to be a big star.

Growing up I was a total movie-holic, but I always wanted to play the role that Clark Gable was playing or Spencer Tracy was playing. I was really never interested in the parts that women were playing. I found the parts that guys were playing were so much more interesting.

If that's the way the game is played, I don't want to play anymore.