65 Quotes by Fay Wray

It was so satisfying for me - a great reward, just to see it done well. And it was beautifully directed by my daughter Susan Riskin. Imagine, a play about my mother directed by my daughter?!

The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough.

They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things.

When the picture was finished, they took me into the sound room and then I screamed more for about five minutes just steady screaming, and then they'd cut that in and add it.

I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.

Juan Tripp was a friend. Good name for an airline man, huh? Juan Tripp after another?

There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.

Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.

Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree or black velvet, and just had to imagine the whole thing.