"I was a bird imitating the birds. And so it was their kind of imaginary world that I was raised in, and it was part d…"

"The 1950s and early '60s were emotionally rough for me. In 1950, when I was 23, I was named a Communist by Red Channe…"

"It was like, one day you were an actress who could do anything, and the very next day, you could not work in film or …"

"I had 12 years to make up for. I'm a very practical person. I had to support myself, I had to support my daughter, an…"

"I think the most important impetus in life, is that it not be boring. The fear of boredom drove me more than any year…"

"I don’t use a typewriter or a computer, so everything was written by pen and ink by my little desk. It took me four y…"

"Learn how to be a waiter."

"The work she did in the film was very sensitive. There was something in her character that struck a chord with her. I…"

"I knew my career as an actor would change. I wouldn’t get these parts again. I had reached the age where Hollywood be…"

"For an actor, you sometimes have to say yes to these type of jobs. Especially when you get older, and are a woman."