it's difficult in Hollywood to be allowed to try anything. It's all a terrible compromise. There is no time for art. All that matters is what they call box office.

I've always wanted two lives - one for the movies, one for myself.

You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life.

It could be so beautiful here if the Americans themselves had not made it so ugly with their big buildings, their millions of cars, and noise.

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

[When asked if she believed in "women's lib":] Not really. Not when I see what most of them look like.

I only said, 'I want to be left alone.'