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"I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family."
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"The real beauty of a house is always the happiness inside that house!"

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"Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down."

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"I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life."

"Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence."

"I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me."
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