It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.

You know what I'm going to have on my gravestone? 'She did it the hard way.'

The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.

There is a certain ecstasy in wanting things you can't get.

I've lost my faith in science.

If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.

[On gay men:] Let me say, a more artistic, appreciative group of people for the arts does not exist ... They are more knowledgeable, more loving of the arts. They make the average male look stupid.