I am big. It's the pictures that got small.

Quote by Gloria Swanson

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The Sennett system of making pictures was actually fun. You never knew what the person...

The Sennett system of making pictures was actually fun. You never knew what the person...

Sunset Boulevard opened in August 1950, and it was pronounced the best movie ever made...

Sunset Boulevard opened in August 1950, and it was pronounced the best movie ever made...

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the...

All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

I doubted that there were Communists hiding behind every corporation desk and director's chair.

I doubted that there were Communists hiding behind every corporation desk and director's chair.

The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to...

The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.

I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.

I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with...

I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with...

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of...

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of...

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for...

One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for...

Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran...

Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran...

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical...

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical...

The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do...

The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do...