It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting.

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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...

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People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

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I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into...

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

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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.

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Now with all this movie business, everybody's coming around wanting to know everything that's happened...

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

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I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more...

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Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should...

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I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before...

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Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are...

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.

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Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good...

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.

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I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands...

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...

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 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....

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...