If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

I was a strict disciplinarian, perhaps too strict at times, but my God, without discipline what is life?

Learn to breathe, learn to speak, but first... learn to feel.

I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

There was a saying around MGM: "Norma Shearer got the productions, Greta Garbo supplied the art, and Joan Crawford made the money to pay for both".

You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.

They were grooming Doris Day to take over the top spot. Jack L. Warner asked me to play her sister in one picture. I said, "Come on, Jack. No one could ever believe that I would have Doris Day for a sister."