I had no desire to crash a man's world.

Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.

'The Sea Wolf' is the story of a man who believes only in brute force. He is so firm in belief in his own ideas that he despises all who disagree with him. He preaches the doctrine of intolerance. He flaunts the notion that democracy is anything but weakness.

Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.

That's one of the things I resent the most violently. To have to take your own life and give it away to the public, in pieces.

Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers.