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[at the suggestion of retirement, c. 1966, aged 80] Dear Lord! I would go right out of my mind.

[on Rita Hayworth] She was so sweet and hard-working. She asked me to watch her work out her dance routines and go over her lines with her. I'd tell her little things and she'd whisper, "Don't tell the director, please." She was so modest and affectionate.

[on Douglas Sirk] He was delightful and ambitious and so well-informed.

I have my own little kingdom. I do the scavenger parts no one else wants and I get well paid for it.