You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

I cannot abide stupidity, in myself or in others.

There are no small parts. Only small actors.

My love for ice cream emerged at an early age - and has never left!

When you're happy, you don't count the years.

I won't go to movies with permissiveness, four-letter words, or violence. Show me 'E.T.' and 'Chariots of Fire' instead. That's entertainment, not exploitation of the human body.

I had been making films for almost ten years, and the head men at RKO thought of me only in terms of musicals. I found no fault with that, except I just couldn't stand being typed or pigeonholed as only a singing and dancing girl. I wanted to extend my range.