People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.

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I'm not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such...

I'm not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such...

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.

My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.

Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.

Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.

English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly...

English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly...

Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I think. It's much...

Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I think. It's much...

I've always been mad about cats.

I've always been mad about cats.

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so...

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so...

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's...

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's...

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and...

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and...

I always know my lines.

I always know my lines.

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can...

I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can...

A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do...

My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do...

Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react.

Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react.

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

I am going to be a great actress.

I am going to be a great actress.

Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place....

Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place....