He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way!

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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...

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it...

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out...

It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out...

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...

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.

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...

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.

Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't.

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...

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...

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...