When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.

Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

A sense of belonging is a sine qua non of healthy psychological functioning everywhere. Such a sense, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout life, comes about by experiencing mutual empathy; by sensing oneself as part of a whole, which recognizes and accepts that one is a member.

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.