Mercedes McCambridge Quotes

Mercedes McCambridge — American Actress born on March 16, 1916, died on March 02, 2004

Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for All the King's Men and was nominated in the same category for Giant. She also provided the voice of Pazuzu in The Exorcist... (wikipedia)

I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room.

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

Neiman-Marcus is one thing, and the Dallas Cowboys are another.

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker.

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.