A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one.
Looking back, I guess I used to play-act all the time. For one thing, it meant I could live in a more interesting world than the one around me.
I am invariably late for appointments – sometimes as much as two hours. I’ve tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.
Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don’t expect me to be serious about my work.
I could never pretend something I didn’t feel. I could never make love if I didn’t love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.
I’m for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them the individual comes out banged on her head. The artist is nothing. It’s really tragic.
The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.
I’ve often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.
When you’re young and healthy you can plan on Monday to commit suicide, and by Wednesday you’re laughing again.
That’s the way you feel when you’re beaten inside. You don’t feel angry at those who’ve beaten you. You just feel ashamed.
A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.
I said pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.
The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn’t any.
Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.
Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.
Suicide, is a persons privilege. I don’t believe it’s a sin or a crime it’s your right if you do. Though it doesn’t get you anywhere.
For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.
There’s only one sort of natural blonde on earth – albinos.