When you have to face up to the fact that marriage to the man you love is really over, that's very tough, sheer agony. In that kind of harrowing situation, I always go away and cut myself off from the world. Also, I sober up immediately when there is genuine bad news in my life; I never face it with alcohol in my brain. I just rented a house in Palm Springs and sat there and just suffered for a couple of weeks. I suffered there until I was strong enough to face it.

It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.

Petting is the study of the anatomy in braille.

Fame gives you everything you never wanted.

When I lose my temper, honey, you can't find it any place.

I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I'm kinda sentimental about the jewels.

I don't mind growing old. If I have to go before my time, this is how I'll go-- cigarette in one hand, glass of scotch in the other.