"Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism."

Hollywood, Pretty, Realism

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"Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism."

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"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose."

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"Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years at Warners. We never went outside the studio, not even for big scenes."

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