Top 43 Quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

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

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.

I've always had bronchitis. I've been administered the Sacrament of Death three times for it.

With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died.

I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport.

I cannot sustain hate for longer than a couple of years.

I am responsible for no one but myself.

When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress.

I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done.