I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.

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Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire....

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire....

At home in Paris I take a milk bath two times a week, but here...

At home in Paris I take a milk bath two times a week, but here...

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I...

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I...

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are...

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are...

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard...

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard...

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are...

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are...

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see...

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see...

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

I know I am very beautiful.

I know I am very beautiful.

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get...

My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get...

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time...

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time...

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the...

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the...