My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!

Fame has a special burden, which I might as well state here and now. I don't mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. But what goes with it can be a burden

If a man doesn't want you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn't deserve you at your best.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

I love to do the things the censors won't pass.

(about her teen years) My admirers all said the same thing in different ways. It was my fault, their wanting to kiss and hug me.

I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.