It's fine to have talent, but talent is the last of it. In an acting career, as in an acting performance, you've got to have vitality. The secret of successful acting is identical with a woman's beauty secret: joy in living.

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you'll forgive the tautology.

Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation?

The only man who could make a love scene comfortable was Clark Gable. He was born graceful, he knew what to do with his feet and when he took hold of you, there was no fooling around.

I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy.

Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a good movie.