For A Long Time I

There Was My Name Up In Lights. I Said, 'god, Somebody's Made A Mistake.' But There It Was, In Lights. And I Sat There And Said, 'remember, You're Not A Star.' Yet There It Was Up In Lights.

I Myself Would Like To Become More Disciplined Within My Work.

I Remember When I Got The Part In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell - She Was The Brunette In It And I Was The Blonde. She Got $200,000 For It, And I Got My $500 A Week, But That To Me Was, You Know, Considerable. She, By The Way, Was Quite Wonderful To Me. The Only Thing Was I Couldn't Get A Dressing Room. Finally, I Really Got To This Kind Of Level And I Said, "look, After All, I Am The Blonde, And It Is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!" Because Still They Always Kept Saying, "remember, You're Not A Star." I Said, "well, Whatever I Am, I Am The Blonde!

There Is A Need For Aloneness, Which I Don't Think Most People Realise For An Actor. It's Almost Having Certain Kinds Of Secrets For Yourself That You'll Let The Whole World In On Only For A Moment, When You're Acting. But Everybody Is Always Tugging At You. They'd All Like Sort Of A Chunk Of You.

Most Men Judge Your Importance In Their Lives By How Much You Can Hurt Them.