My mother told me never explain, never complain. Even as a young actress, I determined I would never give personal interviews, since they made me so uncomfortable.

Jones apologized to Bergman who replied "No Jennifer your Bernadette was better than my Maria. Her dark beauty and sensitive nature appealed to audiences and Jennifer Jones projected a variable range. Her parents toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show that they owned and operated.

Jones who starred in more than 20 films over a thirty year career semi-retired from acting following the death of her husband David O. She married three times; most notably to film producer David O.