You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!

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Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't...

Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't...

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies,...

I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies,...

I kept bugging them about making it more upscale, because I felt Abby, through her...

I kept bugging them about making it more upscale, because I felt Abby, through her...

I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model.

I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model.

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else.

You really have to love the work. You can't look for stardom. That's a by-product.

You really have to love the work. You can't look for stardom. That's a by-product.

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were...

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were...

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.

I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.

One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.

One of my favorite movies is The Little Foxes.

My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything...

My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything...

If there is anything I would do differently in my life, it is that I...

If there is anything I would do differently in my life, it is that I...

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.

Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were...

Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were...

The lighting is so important. One thing that makes me nuts about the lighting now...

The lighting is so important. One thing that makes me nuts about the lighting now...

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an...

Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an...

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she...

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she...

There were episodes where I would wear seven or eight outfits. It took a lot...

There were episodes where I would wear seven or eight outfits. It took a lot...