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.

In show business the saying seems too often true: it isn't enough to succeed; someone else must fail.

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.

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