"I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent"

Lucille Ball is revealing her nostalgia for the old Hollywood studio system in which a star or starlet was signed to a particular studio and groomed, trained and supported by the studio. She believes that she owed her success in Hollywood to the studio system since she felt she had no intrinsic skill. This quote might be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek comment about her own abilities as a starlet, or a sincere expression of appreciation for the opportunities she was offered by the studio system.