A lot of people got lost in Hollywood while trying to become a star. They lost themselves.
All I had ever wanted to do was be married, have kids and be adored like my dad adored my mother.
Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.
Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.
He said that I was an extremely bright young lady and he didn't know why I was not signing his contract because he was going to make me a star!
He was not able to blackball me from the business.
Hollywood never did own me that way.
Howard Hawks wanted to have a multiple picture deal with me, i.e. the old studio contract.
I came to Christ when I was thirty-eight. That transformed my life.
I had a deal to make the movie when the book came out. I ended up passing on it because Hollywood - the studios or the networks - wanted to have rights.
I had low self-esteem.
I had this life that looked great on the outside, but on the inside I had a hole in my heart.
I paid for my abortion my whole life.
I play a librarian who used to be a buyer in the movies.
I remember working with the great cinematographer Bob Surtees.
I sent Elizabeth Taylor my book. We had a good laugh together. We decided we were very similar.
I think that Media Fellowship's purpose is to be a support system on an individual basis and as a group as ambassadors of Christ.
I was concerned that the Hollywood machine would only take the obvious marks that would give them high ratings - the sexual abuse of my daughter, the near death experiences, being shot - all those things that are very dramatic.
I was honored to give Michel Legrand his Oscar for the theme song.
I was worried that they wanted the rights so they could fictionalize my book. My life does not need to be fictionalized!
I would rather have gotten married than have a Hollywood contract.
I'm very interested in helping people understand the full power and vision that God wants for their lives.
I've almost died three times, including being shot.
I've been a Christian for fifteen years. I can't imagine one day of my life without God at the center of it.
I've done several Christian movies.
If they don't like themselves they are probably not going to surround themselves with people who care for them either.
If you do have Jesus in your heart and believe that he is the son of God, you know that while he was on this earth, he was never seen without the power of the Holy Spirit. God empowers us to forgive.
If you go into a relationship expecting someone else to fill you up, you're doomed right off.
If you were earmarked by the studio to become a star, you were sure to become a star.
In the old days, there were pros and cons to either side.
It sounds almost like an impossible task, but God never asks us to do anything he doesn't empower us to do.
It's always intimidating to meet an icon.
John Wayne was a consummate gentleman. Bigger than life.
Media Fellowship deals with individuals that head studios and have a huge impact on the industry.
My main agent, Jerry Steiner, really went to the mat to get me the movie. I've never had such a good agent who tried so hard for something he believed in.
My nemesis - my downfall, if you will - was relationships, and trying to fulfill them.
Of course, in the studio days they owned you.
The Church is supposed to be fellowship and healing.
There are actors who are great actors, for instance Pacino and DeNiro.
There is a big difference between a 22 year old and a 16 year old.
This campaign creates a safe place for women to break their silence about the pain of abortion. It is an honor to speak the truth and let others know they're not alone.
Very few cinematographers, other than the Europeans, know how to light women like they used to in the old days.
We all have human emotions that rob our lives.
When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people.
When I was fifteen or sixteen I was taken out by Paramount Pictures to do screen tests.
When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.
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