A person does not leave a good marriage for someone else.

The succession of cheerful, period musicals I made, plus Oscar Levant's widely publicized remark about my virginity, contributed to what has been called my "image", which is a word that baffles me. There never was any intent on my part either in my acting or in my private life to create any such thing as an image.

I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they've all gone to heaven.

I am deeply grateful to the President and to my country. ... To come from Cincinnati, Ohio, for God's sake, then to go to Hollywood, and to get this kind of tribute from my country. ... I love this country so much.

It's quite an experience to have filming done in your house. When they come in, they photograph every piece of furniture and where it is so they can get them back exactly where you had them. You'd never know they'd been here.

I always feel a rise in my scalp or in the backs of my wrists when something is special, whether it be a song or a man.

I think everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work.