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" It's just a fact of life that I don't think I've ever been taken particularly seriously in movies by movie makers. I don't know why. "

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" I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene. "

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" I used to dream of being other places, other people. It was an escape for me. "

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" I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. "

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" Patience was not my strong point. "

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" My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy life. I adored her. She worked hard all her life, and she was the one who set my values. She was quite an amazing woman, although she wasn't tough at all. "

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" It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially. "