Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

Quote by Gloria Swanson

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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.

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

Nobody gets anything for nothing.

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...

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 am a very pragmatic person.

I am a very pragmatic person.

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

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...

Because I take care of my body, it doesn't look like the body of a...

Because I take care of my body, it doesn't look like the body of a...

I feel sure that unborn babies pick their parents.

I feel sure that unborn babies pick their parents.

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance.

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance.

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.

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...

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.

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...

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...

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

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

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

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...