What people don't realize is that I've been trying to get to Bethlehem since I was four years old. By that, I mean I've been trying to attain perfection since I was kid. And it took me more than 40 years to learn that it wasn't going to happen.

More Quotes by Mariette Hartley

I have a real trust that where I am is where I'm supposed to be. I may not be what I want to be or what I could be, but I sure ain't what I was.

I've never had a homosexual or bisexual experience, but it doesn't make me uncomfortable to dip into those feelings. I think a lot of women have those feelings without acting on them.

My mother's father was the behavioral psychologist, John B. Watson.

Mariette is a nickname. My real name is Mary Loretta.

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

I can't lose my spontaneity.