I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess.

I put everything I had into it - all my feelings and everything I'd learned in 46 years of living, about family life and fathers and children. And my feelings about racial justice and inequality and opportunity.

Gregory Peck is the hottest thing in town. Some say he is a second Gary Cooper. Actually, he is the first Gregory Peck.

What did I do in high school? I grew from 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 2 inches.

Sorry, honey, but I haven't worn a nightgown in years.

It just seems silly to me that something so right and simple has to be fought for at all.

I don't lecture and I don't grind any axes. I just want to entertain.