the finest achievements are those of the pen. ... To me God the Father is a writer.

I got what I have now through knowing the right time to tell terrible people when to go to hell.

I seemed to belong to three countries: I had an apartment in Paris, a house in Hollywood, and when I married British theater director Peter Hall, I moved to London.

I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough.

The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.

I longed to break out of the system and do different roles.

There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.