For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted.