I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously. |
Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes. |
Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack. |
My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune. |
The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it. |
I saw myself as Joan of Arc. |
Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain. |
After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully. |
I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why. |
Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz. |
I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute. |
Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. |
I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret. |
Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do. |
I have never lost my faith in God. |
I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter. |
When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god. |
John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived. |
I am like many of the women I have played onscreen. |
I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss. |