Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

Quote by Gloria Swanson

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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...

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...

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major...

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major...

I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by...

I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by...

My sculpture is very personal; for years my subjects were family and close, close friends.

My sculpture is very personal; for years my subjects were family and close, close friends.

I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and...

I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and...

We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical...

We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical...

I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception...

I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception...

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

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

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.

If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.

The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down...

The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down...

I am a very pragmatic person.

I am a very pragmatic person.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there...

Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there...

I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could...

I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could...

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

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

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...