When my mother signed at MGM, that was the only kind of contract you could sign. There was no such thing as an independent agent.

I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic.

I was born in a blender.

My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences

Between them, my parents had 10 marriages.

Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic.

A star needs all the rest she can get.