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

I ask myself: would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm, and instead of shock treatments received rest and quiet and the good medication?

I used up every cent I had earned as an actress.

Movie failures are like the common cold. You can stay in bed and take aspirin for six days and recover. Or you can walk around and ignore it for six days and recover.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

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

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.