I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always…

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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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...