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I don't want to be a big movie star.
I study things like the life cycle of the worm.
I'm stubborn, which is not necessarily admirable.
Time is man made - No woman would have ever invented time.
When I first came to Hollywood, I couldn't afford a telephone.
Age is so immaterial. Isn't this all just the blink of an eyelash?
I'm bored. I'm bored with the kind of parts I get offered. I can do more.
Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.
One of an actor's fears is that your current project could be your last project.
After rehearsals or a performance, you're wired and tired and it takes a while to calm down.
I made four pictures before 'The Graduate,' and nothing ever happened. And after that - wow!
I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.
I find it embarrassing and disgusting to ask to do a part and be told I'm too pretty. How can I answer that?
In 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' I play a schoolteacher who is older than I am in life - and I like that.
The hell with the aging process. It happens to everyone - you just keep your mind active, you keep physically active.
I always play what I call The Girl. The nice straight character. Sincere. Usually the victim. I'm put upon. I suffer.
I don't have a favorite part. My current part is my favorite part. And when I do the next thing, that will be my favorite part.
The hardest thing about becoming famous is trying not to lose yourself. The thing I like best about it is the recognition of my work.
Maybe I don't have an accurate view of myself. For instance, I keep getting cast as 'The Beautiful Girl,' but I don't happen to think I'm beautiful.
Acting is important to me, but so is the rest of my life, and what I still keep in mind is that the pressure of being successful lasts so short a time.
I'd like to be able to be like a director, like Richard Brooks, say. And be able to say, 'I did my best, and this is it, and there's nobody to blame but me.'
I like to sit and talk to someone, and if they want to write about it, OK. But when it's a chore, I have a choice. There's a choice for all of us, including me.
If the sky were to suddenly open up, there would be no law, there would be no rule. There would be only you and your memories, the choices you've made and the people you've touched.
There's a period in one's life when beauty is very important. For me, it was high school. But I had a grandmother who kept saying, 'Handsome is as handsome does.' That's always stuck with me.