Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy.

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of things in common.

Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there was nothing of the temperamental artist about him.

The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do a publicity tour.

The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners.

I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.