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

Speaking as an actress, I wish all actors would be more like Duke Wayne. And speaking as a person, it would be nice if all people could be honest and as genuine as he is. This is a real man.

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.

When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.

My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.