I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't? Maybe I've learned enough to be able to guide my daughters.

I haven’t had everything from life. I’ve had too much.

No one can be Gilda twenty-four hours a day.

I like having my picture taken and being a glamorous person. Sometimes when I find myself getting impatient, I just remember the times I cried my eyes out because nobody wanted to take my picture at the Trocadero.

Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13 — that was my 'summer camp.' How else do you think I could keep up with Fred Astaire when I was 19?

To Yesterday's Companionship and Tomorrow's Reunion.

Basically, I am a good, gentle person, but I am attracted to mean personalities.