Relatives cannot help you in the studios," she says. "You stand or fall by your own efforts.

Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts.

I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen.

Originally my father was a medical student. He suddenly gave up his studies and walked out to become an actor. I thought perhaps I ought to make a decision like that, too, and so I decided to plump for being a film actress. I have not given up the stage, but I am concentrating on the screen until I reach the top.

It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment.

You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.