[To waiter who had spilled soup on her:] Never darken my Dior again!

In my experience, anyone can paint if he doesn't have to.

The vows one makes privately are more binding than any ceremony or even a Shubert contract.

I'll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a fourth at meals.

I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals.

Never darken my Dior again!

In the theater, I've found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its troubles. Matinee customers must enter the theatre in a more matter-of-fact frame of mind, hanging on tightly before they let themselves go.