I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.

[On Marilyn Monroe:] Her body has gone to her head.

A star is only as good as her last picture.

[On a dull party:] It was a fête worse than death.

Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.

Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure it's nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting - watch the eyes!

The boy's got a lot to learn and I've got a lot to teach.