Mary Badham Quotes

My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up.

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.

In 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' I was just playing and having a good time.

That's so important for children when they're growing up, to have a strong male role model.

I was very much a tomboy. I've always been rather outspoken, headstrong, and I'm pretty much that way to this day.