Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.

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

I have been at war from the beginning. I've never looked back before. I've never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one's vigil.

I wouldn't piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.

It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.

I was so uncomfortable at a party recently when the conversation droned on about women who are constantly getting married. I was on the edge of my chair, close to squirming in embarrassment because I myself was guilty of four husbands. I finally leaned forward and squeaked, 'But one died!

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