Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know - I've been using it for years.

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I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.

I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.

Acting is a form of confession.

Acting is a form of confession.

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.

They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.

I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick...

I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick...

I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to...

I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to...

The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I...

The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I...

They made me sound as if I'd been castrated.

They made me sound as if I'd been castrated.

Nobody can be exactly me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

Nobody can be exactly me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

It's the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have time

It's the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have time

Acting is a form of confusion.

Acting is a form of confusion.

There is less in this than meets the eye.

There is less in this than meets the eye.

(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told...

(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told...

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.

I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call...

I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call...

It's the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have the time.

It's the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have the time.

They used to shoot her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum.

They used to shoot her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum.

I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without...

I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without...

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be...

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be...

Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.

Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.

Cocaine habit-forming? Of course not. I ought to know. I've been using it for years.

Cocaine habit-forming? Of course not. I ought to know. I've been using it for years.