Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong.

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When I lose my temper, honey, you cant find it anywhere.

When I lose my temper, honey, you cant find it anywhere.

I don't understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was...

I don't understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was...

For the loot, honey, for the loot.

For the loot, honey, for the loot.

I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart...

I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart...

What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in.

What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in.

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well...

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well...

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn...

I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn...

Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.

Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live...

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live...

Sexually frustrated men turn into bitchy divas like that snickers commercial.

Sexually frustrated men turn into bitchy divas like that snickers commercial.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it.

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it.

A hard man is good to find.

A hard man is good to find.

If payback is a bitch and revenge is sweet. Then I'm the sweetest bitch you'll...

If payback is a bitch and revenge is sweet. Then I'm the sweetest bitch you'll...

You never know where a blessing can come from.

You never know where a blessing can come from.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as...

When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as...

People say Im extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me,...

People say Im extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me,...

It isnt what I do, but how I do it. It isnt what I say,...

It isnt what I do, but how I do it. It isnt what I say,...