I always felt I was a nobody, and the only way for me to be somebody was to be - well, somebody else. Which is probably why I wanted to act.

The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real selves at home.

Let yourself go, the pleasure of physical movement is so important. If that's a problem, you say to yourself, what is there that I am afraid of, or hiding? Maybe your libido!

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.

I had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always pulling at me, tugging at me, as if they wanted a piece of me. It was always, 'do this, do that,' and not just on the job but off, too. God, I've tried to stay intact, whole.

a struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine.

I doubt if any doctor could recommend a more nourishing breakfast for a working girl in a hurry.