I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times.

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People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous Billie Dawn. It was as...

When they thought of me, they always remembered the vacuous Billie Dawn. It was as...

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands...

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands...

I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive....

I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive....

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before...

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before...

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I...

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I...

I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into...

I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into...

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to...

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to...

Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened...

Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened...

I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.

I think Billie is the kind of girl who would let her hips swing loose.

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like...

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like...

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good...

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good...

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should...

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should...

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything.

If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything.

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more...

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more...

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are...

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are...

He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before...

He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before...

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play,...

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play,...