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"A boy is not free to find a partner of his own as long as he must be the partner to his mother."

"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."

"If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?"

"My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra."
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"This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I can't see John when I wake up in the morning, I can always feel him here with me."


"I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead."


"Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater."


"They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine. They said Annie Leibovitz wants to take your picture and I thought, How nice!"


"My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater."
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