Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.

Raft told me how to walk with him in a scene: We'd start off in a long shot normal, and about the time we got together in a close-up, I'd be bending my knees so I'd be shorter.

About that time, stronger features became fashionable on the screen.

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

Elisha Cook was a darling, and full of the devil. A wired - up little fellow who was always busy, busy, busy.

For instance, it was very rare for anyone there with dogs to allow them into the house.

For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems.

I can't remember anybody saying, Let's get this show on the road.

I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting!

I got to know Sterling Hayden fairly well. He was a quiet man, who got more complicated as the years went on.

I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent.

I knew I had a great figure, but I never regarded myself as beautiful.

I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959.

I'd also say having Jack's son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick.

I'd been trying for all of the eight years we'd been married to have a child, and finally I did.

I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.

I'm 5 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield.

In '48 when I left Metro, I tried to go back to radio, but somehow just didn't do well at it.

It finally became clear to me that they had no hopes of my ever walking again.

Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that.