I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.

I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.

I had been told by so many people that I was going to be nominated, that I should be nominated, that there wasn't any question about my being nominated. I don't think it was a surprise.

I'm amazed. When I was 40, I thought I'd never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything.

When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it's July 4th.

The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that.

When I went back to New York with somewhat of a name, they didn't want movie actresses.