Mercedes McCambridge

“You know, the thing that I do to survive is I just do the next indicated thing. I don't think about the year ahead... I just think, 'What's the next thing I'm supposed to do?'”

“I was the demon in 'The Exorcist.' A lot of people don't know that. But it was my voice.”

“I have no message for the world. I am an actress.”

“Alcoholism is a devastating, insidious, cunning, baffling disease. It's a killer.”

“I hope I'm remembered as a good and decent human being.”

“My voice has been my fortune.”

“You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.”

“I think the most important thing for an actor is to have a point of view.”

“One must have a private life, a place where you can be yourself.”

“You've got to be willing to be a fool to be a great actor.”

“I've always been a fighter. I think it's part of my Irish heritage.”

“I believe in the power of prayer. It has sustained me through a lot of very difficult times.”

“I was a radio actress, a radio star, and I was making a very nice living at it.”

“I was never a beauty, but I was always a character.”