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.

We show girls were forced to live in whorehouses in each town, no other accommodations being available.

I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.

I dressed plain, but my partners were always spending more money on clothes than I could afford.

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.

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