Judy Holliday

People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal.

I was bargaining for time away from Hollywood, and Columbia was bargaining for money. I got what I wanted and they got what they wanted. They knew I was so anxious to do Born Yesterday that I'd have done it for a dollar. They gave me the next best thing.

I am not an 'instant' actor... to really do anything, I've got to try it five or six or a dozen times.

Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously.

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?