I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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....

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'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...

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 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 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...

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

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...

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.

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.

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done,...

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done,...

The difference between me and her? I can make him smile with my pants on.

The difference between me and her? I can make him smile with my pants on.