Mary Badham

I know that I wouldn't mind going back to work if I could find the right script and the right crew to work with.

I wasn't a child who wanted to be an actor.

I lost my parents very early in my life. My mom died three weeks after I graduated from high school, and my dad died two years after I got married.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.