The work she did in the film was very sensitive. There was something in her character that struck a chord with her. I found her fascinating. - Lee Grant

It was like, one day you were an actress who could do anything, and the very next day, you could not work in film or television again. And that was the temper of the times.

The 1950s and early '60s were emotionally rough for me. In 1950, when I was 23, I was named a Communist by Red Channels, an anti-Communist pamphlet, and was blacklisted by Hollywood from 1952 until the early 1960s.

I think the most important impetus in life, is that it not be boring. The fear of boredom drove me more than any yearning for something I wanted to achieve.