I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.

[On Alfred Hitchcock:] Hitch is a gentleman farmer who raises goose flesh.

The first time an autograph hunter told me, 'You are my mother's favorite actress,' I aged twenty years.

I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the only one I would worry. But we're all in the same boat, and all of my friends are coming with me. We all go toward old age. How many years left we don't know. We just have to accept it.

The best way to keep young is to keep going in whatever it is that keeps you going. With me that's work, and a lot of it. And when a job is finished, relax and have fun.

In Hollywood, you're never any better than your last picture.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.