Barbara Hale

“I guess I was just meant to be a secretary who doesn't take shorthand. I'm a lousy typist, too - 33 words a minute.”

“That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.”

“If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up.”

“When you were a stock player, you worked on anything that was shooting on the lot in any capacity.”

“I've had an angel on my shoulder all my life.”

“I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.”