I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination.

In my dreams I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.

Love is a publicity stunt, and making love, after the first curious raptures, is only another petulant way to pass the time waiting for the studio to call.

Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter.

When I went to Hollywood in 1927, the girls were wearing lumpy sweaters and skirts. I was wearing sleek suits and half naked beaded gowns and piles and piles of furs.

Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.