Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it.

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Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

I've lost my faith in science.

I've lost my faith in science.

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down...

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down...

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.