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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I could talk about him all day. He's one of the most wonderful things that...

I could talk about him all day. He's one of the most wonderful things that...

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...

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...

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...

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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'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.

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

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

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...

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...