I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.

What broke Mom's heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life.

I was born out of wedlock. Nobody brought me up.

Whenever I played Columbus, Ohio, I dropped in to see my close friend, a medium who had mysterious powers. Her Indian guide was Mohawk.

Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.

I never felt I belonged. I was always an outsider.

I found that a couple of bottles of beer would give me a lift, but the third bottle would sober me up.