I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate.

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing.

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

You have to be smart to play a dumb blonde over and over again and keep the audience's attention without extraordinary physical equipment.

I'm a born and bred New Yorker. I belong here. Everytime I leave it's like losing a leg.