So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker

There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it

If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation.

One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic to stimulate my acting career.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?