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?

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day.

there are many ways to fail. Some reject success. And others do not recognize it when success comes.

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

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

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish.

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