Angela Lansbury

Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides.

Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.

I was put under contract. A major studio. I got nominated for an Academy Award. Isn't that ridiculous? I mean, at the age of 18!

I made about 56 movies, I think. Not that many.

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

A sitcom. I hate that word.

I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me.

I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician.

Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen.

I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start.

I never regretted what I turned down.

The Manchurian Candidate was the most important movie I was in, let's face it.

We all have levels of performance.

Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.

The theater is magical and addictive.

Believe me, it jabs you. When you're on the side of buses and New York loves you, you love to go out there every night. It's like a race. Curtain opens, out you go, and New York is yours.

I don't think about going back to the theater.