"I would loathe to work on modern films." — Julie Harris

On the speech day, the production designer, who has a lot of say in things, and sometimes I didn't agree with him but I had to do what I was told, wanted the speech day to be all in neutral colours for the women, which was a good thing.

I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince.

God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity.

The actors nowadays, both young men and young ladies, don't always wear their period clothes as well as they might. They tend to stomp around a bit in them.

I liked The Slipper and the Rose, as I have already mentioned, because it was such a lovely film to do.

You are lucky that I can't sing tonight because I might get carried away.

Sometimes the producer has more say and the director takes what he is given. On other occasions, you don't see the producer very much and the director is the one who it is all about.

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I would loathe to work on modern films.