“The work I did in Vertigo meant nothing if no one cared about the movie. Luckily, Vertigo had a revival and people had begun to recognize there was something special and it gained in reputation. But it just as well could have ended up rotting in film cans somewhere.” PeopleIfsWellsFilmSpecialReputationRevivalSomething SpecialRottingNo One CaresVertigo Author:Kim Novak
“I live way out in the country, so there's not a lot of people around to remind me. And my friends don't think of me as 'Kim Novak' anymore anyway. It's like they forgot, too. And so it's nice.” PeopleThinkingWayCountryNiceMy FriendsThink Of MeKim Author:Kim Novak
“My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me.” PeopleShouldWantedFeltStepsSecurityExpectedSensesTunesSensing Author:Kim Novak
“I think it will be helpful to people because I know the expectations that are put on you as a sex symbol, and how Marilyn Monroe suffered and so on, and I was able to get free of that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbleSexExpectationsSymbolsHelpfulSex Symbol Author:Kim Novak
“I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people.” PeopleMatterHardShowsNightFeltMiddleReach OutShow MeMiddle Of The NightNight TimeMatter Of TimeVertigo Author:Kim Novak
