"Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste."

"You see much more of your children once they leave home."

"I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a b…"

"People with happy childhoods never overdo; they don't strive or exert themselves. They're moderate, pleasant, well li…"

"Here's what I advise any young struggling actress today: The important thing is to develop as a woman first, and a pe…"

"Russell Markert, Lela Rogers, Ed Sedgwick - these were but a few of the experienced theater people who generously gav…"

"My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the chi…"

"This was the heyday of the movies; it was hard to keep a level head and one's sense of values. MGM made over-worked, …"

"I closed my eyes, put blinders on, and ignored what was too painful to think about. I tried to view my troubles less …"

"For there's a lot of masochism in the acting profession. We're willing to take a lot of punishment, but the minute we…"