We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.