The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage or screen.

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.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

I had been introduced to psychotherapy, in which the doctors let you talk, talk, talk, until you find the source of your problem or find another doctor.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.