Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.

Sophia Loren would be a glamour girl even if she were in rags selling fish. She has the look, the movement and the intellect.

Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.