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.

In the theater lying is looked upon as an occupational disease.

I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.

It's unlikely I'll ever submit to a psychiatrist's couch. I don't want some stranger prowling around through my psyche, monkeying with my id. I don't need an analyst to tell me that I have never had any sense of security. Who has?

[To the man who came up to her at a party and exclaimed effusively, 'Tallulah! I haven't seen you for 41 years!':] I thought I told you to wait in the car.

I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess.

I think the Republican party should be placed in drydock and have the barnacles scraped off its bottom.