I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try.

Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show.

All my life I've been prejudiced against wealthy people.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.