As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

At 26, I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of pictures.

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

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.

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

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major event.

All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.