The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the kiss of an actress is the most unnerving. How can we tell if she means it or if she's just practicing?

Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent.

Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.

Don't face the facts.

Get up early in the morning before everybody has breathed up all the good air.

I'm sure the way to be happy is to live well beyond your means!

In our family we don't divorce our men - we bury them.