I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress.

I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one.

Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.

How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them.

Love yourself first and everything falls into line.