it is better to be happy alone than to be miserable with someone else

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.

Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose money had bought the studio. It was an art that transformed you into somebody else, that increased your life and mind. I had always loved acting and tried hard to learn it. But with Michael Chekhov, acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion.

I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did.

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

Everyone’s childhood plays itself out. No wonder no one knows the other or can completely understand. By this I don’t know if I’m just giving up with this conclusion or resigning myself — or maybe for the first time connecting with reality. How do we know the pain or another’s earlier years, let alone all that he drags with him since along the way at best a lot of leeway is needed for the other — yet how much is unhealthy for one to bear. I think to love bravely is the best and accept — as much as one can bear.