We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?

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

Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.

Never do nothing you wouldnt want printed on the front page of The New York Times.

I'm trying to eliminate every vestige of my own personality, style, approach and get into somebody else's skin. Sometimes I feel I've accomplished it. But when I don't, I'm nobody at all, having left myself at home

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.