My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
“I am an American. I adore Britain and have a strong English half, but my roots are here in the U.S. - it is not a matter of choice; it is simply fact.”
“I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn't think of it as being tough and things like that.”