It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting.

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The only actress they didn't test was Garbo. Must have been her accent.

The only actress they didn't test was Garbo. Must have been her accent.

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...

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...

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 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'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...

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.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

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...

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work...

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work...

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days...

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days...

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...

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 want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and...

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and...

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and...

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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

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