- [In a 1968 interview] I was never a wild party girl, and I never lived beyond my means. I saved my money, and one day I woke up and said 'I've had it.' And I just stopped working. I was able to get out gracefully. Oh, sure, I had some good times, and it was fun, but it was fun only when I said to myself it was time to get out.
- [In a 1968 interview] I never gave a thought to talkies. By the time they were here, I was singing in nightclubs in Chicago. When my work ended at Kalem, I went back to singing in cafés in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. I knew very well when a job ends, you have to look for work.
- [In a 1968 interview] I'm not in pictures anymore which is why I'm wearing a name tag. In my day if you weren't known, you just weren't known. Wearing a name tag won't make any difference. Nobody is going to get any work from this evening, and I came to watch some of the old movies and have a good time. I don't want to be 'on.' I did all that a long time ago, and I left it.
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