"I am not an adult, that's my explanation of myself. Except when I am working on a set, I have all the inhibitions and shyness of the bashful, backward child, unless I have something very much in common with a person, I am lost. I am swallowed up in my own silence."
"I loved sinking my head into Cary Grant's chest."
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Jean Arthur
Actress
Jean Arthur was an acclaimed American actress known for her roles in classic films like 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' where she explored themes of love and identity.
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"I hated the place (Hollywood), not the work, but the lack of privacy, those terrible prying fan magazine writers and all the surrounding exploitation."