Well, we can skip childhood because I didn't have any. Not one goddam moment on the Good Ship Lollipop.

I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.

Be afraid of nothing.

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

My tears speak for me.

If you start watching the oldies, you're in trouble. I feel ancient if "Grand Hotel" or "The Bride Wore Red" comes on. I have a sneaking regard for "Mildred Pierce", but the others do nothing for me.

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.