Margaret O'Brien

“People always remember me as Tootie in 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' and I'm very proud of that.”

“When I cry, do you want the tears to run all the way or just halfway down?”

“The studio was my playground. I had the best of all possible worlds.”

“I never felt I was missing out on anything. I was doing what I loved to do.”

“All children are natural actors, and I was just a bit more natural than most.”

“Working with Judy [Garland] was a dream come true; she was so kind and treated me like a little sister.”

“I think the reason I was a good child actress was because I was a very observant child.”

“We were very protected at MGM. Louis B. Mayer was like a father to all of us.”

“I was a very serious child. I was very grown-up. I always wanted to be a grown-up.”

“When you're a child star, you're a little bit of a different kind of child. You're not a normal child.”