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.

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to walk, how to talk, how to sit.

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

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

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew.

we Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job.