I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent. Votes: 17
I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! Votes: 15
I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing. Votes: 13
I'm 5 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield. Votes: 12
This has taught me that being pleasant is always so much more productive, for I know well the rewards for being good-natured. Votes: 11
Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this. Votes: 10
I got to know Sterling Hayden fairly well. He was a quiet man, who got more complicated as the years went on. Votes: 10
I'm 5 foot 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield Votes: 9
In '48 when I left Metro, I tried to go back to radio, but somehow just didn't do well at it. Votes: 7
Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that. Votes: 7
Elisha Cook was a darling, and full of the devil. A wired - up little fellow who was always busy, busy, busy. Votes: 6
I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959. Votes: 6
This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted. Votes: 6
Some actresses seem to thrive on chaos, and I've often wondered if they felt they had to be that way in order to perform well? Votes: 6
My forehead is sometimes too high, but bangs could correct this. Votes: 6
Raft told me how to walk with him in a scene: We'd start off in a long shot normal, and about the time we got together in a close-up, I'd be bending my knees so I'd be shorter. Votes: 6
For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems. Votes: 4
The scene where I took my eyelashes off we did in two takes. Votes: 4
So, I certainly subscribe to what Bette said about acting being very hard work. Votes: 3
But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work. Votes: 2
About that time, stronger features became fashionable on the screen. Votes: 0
I knew I had a great figure, but I never regarded myself as beautiful. Votes: 0
The way animals were and are abused appalls me to this very day. Votes: 0