Send me flowers while I'm alive. They won't do me a damn bit of good after I'm dead.

Of all the actresses ... to me, only Faye Dunaway has the talent and the class and the courage it takes to make a real star.

Then there's that 'You're only as old as you feel' business, which is true to a point, but you can't be Shirley Temple on the Good Ship Lollipop forever. Sooner or later, dammit, you're old.

Care for your clothes, like the good friends they are

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

I was born in front of a camera and really don't know anything else

all that time hanging around the sets, watching Norma Shearer make the most of her three expressions, was a help.