Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.

You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.

I work to stay alive.

The only way you can become a legend is in your coffin

I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman.

Once the love bug wears off, as it inevitably does, you are shocked to discover that you really didn't know the object of your affections at all. We know this to be so, even as we repeat the same mistake over and over and over.

Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night! - As Margo Channing in All About Eve