I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint

You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best.

When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest

I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time

The only things I read are gossip columns. If I read three pages of a book, I'm out like a light. When I pick up the book again, I've forgotten what I've read and have to start over again. By page three, even if I've just awakened from a nine -hour nap, I fall asleep again. So if anyone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures.