"I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips"
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The subtext is less about Novak versus Novak than about what Hollywood did to women of her era: it turned peers into mirrors and mirrors into threats. The line acknowledges how fame encourages a zero-sum worldview. If someone else is “the” blonde, “the” face, “the” desired, then you’re automatically the runner-up. Saying she “had a lot of resentment” doesn’t just humanize her; it indicts the system that made resentment feel rational.
Then comes the disarming twist: friendship, and the kicker, “beauty tips.” It’s not petty; it’s weirdly tender. She’s admitting that the very thing that once fueled bitterness - appearance as social capital - is also the bridge to reconciliation. The moment reads like mature self-editing: a woman recognizing she was drafted into a competition she didn’t consent to, then choosing, belatedly, to step out of it. In a culture that rewards feuds, this is the anti-feud: messy, funny, and quietly radical.
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| Topic | Friendship |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Novak, Kim. (2026, January 16). I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-a-lot-of-resentment-for-a-while-toward-kim-103606/
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Novak, Kim. "I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-a-lot-of-resentment-for-a-while-toward-kim-103606/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-had-a-lot-of-resentment-for-a-while-toward-kim-103606/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.





