Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day.