Quotes from Mariette Hartley

I modeled myself after Deborah Kerr for her romantic, untouched quality; Ingrid Bergman for her strength; and Kay Kendall for her wonderful sense of humor.

After I played the frigid doctor on the 'Peyton Place' series, all I got for a long while was offers for more frigid doctor parts.

I love those kinds of parts that don't seem to be huge but they really strike a chord with the audience.

I think I've proven that I'm issue-oriented and I'm not apolitical. But I'm not a journalist and I don't want to be one with that veneer exterior.

It was a struggle to find myself. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. There were too many defeats. I finally admitted defeat and went into therapy.

There wasn't exactly a plethora of physical affection in our family.

I consider myself an articulate actor, and I don't consider myself a second-tier actor.

It's an extraordinary experience to encounter the two kinds of deaths of my parents, one violent and jagged, it hits you like a tornado, the other, gentle with grace and dignity.

My life was a legacy of death and humor.

I enjoy live television a lot, but I'm not crazy about the hours.

It's hard to be a long-distance mother.