If I've learned any one lesson from life, it's this: If you don't stand for something, you will stand for anything.

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women.

I had been making films for almost ten years, and the head men at RKO thought of me only in terms of musicals. I found no fault with that, except I just couldn't stand being typed or pigeonholed as only a singing and dancing girl. I wanted to extend my range.

'Flying Down to Rio' established RKO as a leader in musical film production throughout the 1930s. The film helped to rescue the studio from its financial straits and it gave a real boost to my movie career.

I try to feed my hunger rather than my appetite.

Looking back at my life's voyage, I can only say that it has been a golden trip.

One thing I turn my back on totally is the unsavory atmosphere at most discos.