You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.

As long as you are curious, you will never be bored.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now.

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.

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

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

Never get caught acting.