The stage was our school, our home, our life.

The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.

Never get caught acting.

I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.

The stage was our school, our home, our life.

Hollywood - an emotional Detroit.

It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance you can give.Nothing in your personal life must interfere, neither fatigue, illness, nor anxiety--not even joy.