I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

In later years, during what might be called my gray-outs — when I was conscious but not myself — I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all.

that strange conflict in the American character: we pride ourselves on being the melting pot of the world but we insist on regarding most immigrants with suspicion.

I never understood the theory, once popular among doctors, that blamed mental disorders on too little or too much mother love. My own mother was my darling.

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him.

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists.