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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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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.