I Was This Flat-chested, Big-footed, Lanky Thing.

The Purity Of Jewish Upbringing - The Restrictions That One Carries Through Life Being A 'nice Jewish Girl' - What A Burden.

Growing Up Takes Longer Than You Think.

I Don't Consider Myself A Great Actress. I'm Just Trying To Stay Alive, Actually. I Think I'm Good, And I've Learned A Lot, Certainly, Mostly In The Theater. I've Been Sloughed Off Movies For Years. But What Can You Do? That's Life.

He Named Me. He Liked The Sound Of It. And I Said, Well, All Right. I Felt A Little Odd About It. I Don't Understand All That Name Changing Business Anyway... No, He Felt That Lauren Bacall Was Better Sounding Than Betty Bacall. He Had A Vision Of His Own. He Was A Svengali. He Wanted To Mold Me. He Wanted To Control Me. And He Did Until Mr. Bogart Got Involved.

You Realize Yourself When You Start Reflecting - Because I Don't Live In The Past, Although Your Past Is So Much A Part Of What You Are - That You Can't Ignore It. But I Don't Look At Scrapbooks.