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.

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me.

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

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

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

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.