Mr. Cukor is a hard task-master, a fine director and he took me over the coals giving me the roughest time I have ever had. And I am eternally grateful.

Choose your clothes for your way of life.

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.

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

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

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?

The 1930s Hollywood was capable of hurting me so much. The things about Hollywood that could hurt me (when I first came) can't touch me now. I suddenly decided that they shouldn't hurt me - that was all.