My sister has decided to become an actress too. It has ruined the close-knittedness of our family life.

I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword.

My sister has decided to become an actress too. It has ruined the close-knittedness of our family life.

I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of my sister, Joan Fontaine ... and I appreciate the many kind expressions of sympathy that we have received.

Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.

I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.

I was quite thin, and I didn't have to worry until I had my appendix out and a mysterious metabolic change occurred.