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.

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.

I read poetry to save time.

It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

Doing a scene is like opening a bottle. If it doesn't open one way, try another - perhaps even give it up for another bottle?

Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.