Quotes By Mercedes McCambridge

I don't think I should have been married... to anybody.

My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights?

I lose all control after two drinks of anything.

I cannot sustain hate for longer than a couple of years.

A rich man can afford to be generous to many.

It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mirror so that it looked like two.

I'm glad I am a woman who once danced naked in the Mediterranean Sea at midnight.

I can only know what love is insofar as I can feel it.

I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me.

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

Neiman-Marcus is one thing, and the Dallas Cowboys are another.

With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died.

I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport.

One of the cruelest judgments sustained against me is that I have spoken out as a recovered alcoholic to stimulate my acting career.

I am rich from the bequests other gifted people have seen fit to leave to me.

My second marriage had a lot to do with alcohol.

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.

Most people call me Mercy. I like it.

Only a certain breed of actor should ever even try to work for Orson Welles. I'm glad I'm one of that breed.

I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy.

Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be.

I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it.

I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done.

My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe.

Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.

I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits.

If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation.

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.