"Every young actress thinks she's a tragedian -- the more tragic roles, the more you cry, the more you suffer, the better an actress you are. But, when I got a little older, a little more mature, I wanted to get out of my image of "the victimized kid." I began to say, "Wait a minute. There's a thing called comedy that takes an even rougher intelligence and more technique and knowledge of the craft."

(Sylvia Sidney, nome d'arte di Sophia Kosow; New York City, 8 agosto 1910 – New York City, 1º luglio 1999)