Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.

I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.

I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.

John Wayne is not just an actor, and a very fine actor - John Wayne is the United States of America.

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.

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