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.

In repose, my face looks as though I had gone through a terrible deal in the last five minutes. I have to disguise the expression and get a glassy-eyed look. That's something I learned from my dog.

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.

I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.

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

If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything