I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on the camera.

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

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

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

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

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

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's considerable rewards, I was hungry for most of those twenty years.