I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

There are many of us who should be in a position to bring peace to the world.

I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.

When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.

Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.

[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue.

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for 'That Hagen Girl', which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act.