Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
“Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time.”
“Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.”