Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words Page #3

which must have taken

a long time on the train.

Uh, however she came.

And I do remember she came,

but she came for visits.

I go to Rochester

at the end of every shoot,

and my husband comes here

when he's on holiday.

Pia lives with both of us.

Sometimes with me, sometimes with him,

but I stayed nearly a year in Rochester.

I was there last winter.

January 11, 1941.

I would've given anything to do

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Will I ever get a better part

than the little whore Ivy Peterson?

Or a better director than Victor Fleming?

I've never been so happy.

I feel like I'm flying.

Do you want to look at my side?

Well, don't you want me to?

You aren't half a fast one, aren't you?

I live a solitary life

when I'm working. I live at the studio.

I haven't had a day off in 14 weeks.

I don't have time to go home to Rochester.

Pia is very happy with her dad.

It's another six weeks

before the end of the shoot.

I won't have seen Pia for six months.

But one can't have everything.

Then we moved to Benedict Canyon.

And that was the first sort of home

that I remember.

And, uh, we had dogs.

I played with dogs a lot.

Dear Ruth,

I'm very busy, as usual.

A home, a husband, children

It should be enough for any woman.

I thought I'd get a new role soon

after Jekyll and Hyde.

But I've had nothing in four months.

It's two months too long.

I think about every day that's wasted.

Only half of me is alive.

The other half is packed away

in a suitcase, suffocating.

What should I do?

Hollywood, July 5, 1942.

My dearest Mollie,

At last I'm working again.

I'm working on a film called Casablanca.

An exciting film.

Humphrey Bogart is the male lead,

if you know who he is.

He's interesting,

not the typical "glamour boy."

A lot of men have gone off to war.

It's difficult for producers to find

actors, cameramen and directors.

How can this madness continue like this?

My German's a little rusty.

It's the Gestapo.

They say they expect

to be in Paris tomorrow.

They're telling us how to act

when they come marching in.

With the whole world crumbling,

we pick this time to fall in love.

Yeah, it's pretty bad timing.

Where were you, say, ten years ago?

Ten years ago.

Let's see.

I was having a brace put on my teeth.

Where were you?

Looking for a job.

Things are good for me, Mollie.

I'm so happy.

They write and say such lovely things

about me, I could cry for joy.

I've everything I always wanted. It's

incredible when your dreams come true.

From Jennifer Jones,

previous year's winner,

to Ingrid Bergman,

for her performance in MGM's Gaslight.

Congratulations, Ingrid.

Your artistry has won our votes,

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