[Katharine Hepburn] was much stronger, much more opinionated than I am or ever was, and it was considered attractive on her. But not on me. I don't know. Maybe her Bryn Mawr accent was more appealing than mine.

I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty.

It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness.

I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.

The purity of Jewish upbringing - the restrictions that one carries through life being a 'nice Jewish girl' - what a burden.

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!'