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

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There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.

There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.

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.

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...

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

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...

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 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.

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...

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

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...

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.

After 16 years in pictures I could not be intimidated easily, because I knew where...

After 16 years in pictures I could not be intimidated easily, because I knew where...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...