Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory.

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Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make...

Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make...

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise...

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise...

All my six husbands married me for different reasons.

All my six husbands married me for different reasons.

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But...

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But...

All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to...

All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to...

Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean...

Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean...

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading...

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading...

I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I...

I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I...

Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into...

Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into...

Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both...

Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both...

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under...

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under...

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's...

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's...

Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.

Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.

Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try...

Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try...

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's...

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's...

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to...

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to...

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served...

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served...

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of...

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of...