I get whatever placidity I have from my father. But my mother taught me how to take it on the chin.

The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man.

It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.

I'm afraid my legs are not my best feature, Mr. Hurrell.

I always chose sophisticated parts because you can't really be interesting as a young girl or outstanding as an ingenue.

An actress must never lose her ego -- without it she has no talent.