Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?

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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...

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'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...

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...

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...

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out...

It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out...

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.

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.

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.

The only real elegance is in the mind; If you've got that, the rest really...

The only real elegance is in the mind; If you've got that, the rest really...

How can women think they're classy when they swear like truck drivers?

How can women think they're classy when they swear like truck drivers?

I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.

I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.