It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman.

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.

Drink reacts on its practitioners in conflicting ways. One brave can knock off a quart of Scotch and look and act as sober as Herbert Hoover. Another, after three Martinis, makes two-cushion carroms off the chaise lounge as he attempts to negotiate the bathroom.

If you know your Bible and your Shakespeare and can shoot craps, you have a liberal education.

Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them.

In my lifetime I've been to bed with men, women, and odd pieces of furniture.

Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn't boring.