Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.
Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.
My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter.
My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?
Nothing but the heart can change the heart.
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.