"I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times."

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"I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times."

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"Lovers have a right to betray you... friends don't."

Friendship

"He didn't maintain my illusion of myself, he gave me an illusion of myself. Before I met him, I never thought of myself as an actress. Boy, he sidetracked me in a great way!"

Thought

"It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting."

Acting

"I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing."

Time

"Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously."

People

"People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal."

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"It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar."

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"I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes."

Books

"We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly."

Work

"I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate."

Hair