It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it.

I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can't think of anything else. Well, so did I once, but that was before the egg and I.

The casting couch? There's only one of us who ever made it to stardom without it, and that was Bette Davis.

I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody.

If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

Most of us don't know about happiness until it's over.

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.

I've always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don't.

Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it.

You have no idea what a long-legged gal can do without doing anything.

The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.

I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.

I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist.

Sookie: Is Eric around?" Pam: "He is enthralling the vermin.

Dream big; at least you will have the joy of reaching for the stars instead of living in a box filled with unopened gifts.

I've been very fortunate, because I've cooked for a lot of actors and actresses and musicians. I've cooked for presidents and I've been to the White House.

If somebody says, "I love you," to me, I feel as though I had a pistol pointed at my head. What can anybody reply under such conditions but that which the pistol-holder requires? "I love you, too."

The Force of Art lies in its immediate influence on human psychology and in its active contagiousness.

EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A FANTASY UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A REALITY.

I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment - the sober second thought - of the people.