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Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?

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If you can handle a nightclub audience successfully, you can handle anything.

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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.

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I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.

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They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.

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I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.

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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.

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Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.

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

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I hated the whole idea of being an actress. I used to throw up before every performance and cry afterward.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: June 21st, 1921

Died: June 7th, 1965

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