I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits

I lose all control after two drinks of anything

Nobody understands that by the time the addiction has set in the alcoholic is mandated to drink ... he cannot not drink! Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, 'Jiminy Cricket, I feel sensational! My life is really in great shape! I think I'll become an alcoholic!' I firmly believe that when a shaking-to-pieces alcoholic says he needs a drink or he will die, he means it.

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

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

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

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