When I think of [my relationship with Gable], considering the way it started, it was curious. We became devoted to each other. We weren't lovers-he was in love with Carole Lombard...we eventually became more like siblings. Nobody believes that and you can understand why...but our relationship was unique. Oh he sometimes gave me the macho routine when people were watching but he changed when we were alone.

Life is not about having and getting. It's about being and becoming.

I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and, above all, a true gentleman.

I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.

Why does every black person in the movies have to play a servant? How about a black person walking up the steps of a courthouse carrying a briefcase?

I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene.

Most of the sex I've seen on the screen looks like an expression of hostility towards sex.