I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

When I can't sleep, I'll start thinking about how many shows I've done, count up the number of television shows and movies.

In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on.

Anytime anybody impersonates you, it's a great compliment.

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

Occasionally, on screen, Barbara [Stanwyck] had a wary, watchful quality about her that I've noticed in other people who had bad childhoods; they tend to keep an eye on life because they don't think it can be trusted. After her mother was killed by a streetcar, she had been raised in Brooklyn by her sisters, and from things she said, I believe she had been abused as a child. She had lived an entirely different life than mine, that's for sure, which is one reason I found her so fascinating. I think her early life was one reason she had such authenticity as an actress, and as a person.

I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to people.