The most important tool of my trade was a mirror.
— Lana Turner
I started off wanting one husband and seven children, but it ended up the other way around.
I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!
Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, we were on our way to Las Vegas.
Cheryl's artistically inclined. She draws and sketches, but I don't know about acting.
Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make.
The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.
I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible.
We started by playing girls who only married at the end of the picture. We didn't play wives. That came later. But the most dreadful thing was when a star had to play a mother. That was the beginning of her professional end.
That Shaw is the most egotistical thing! He hogged the camera and spent more time with the hairdresser and the makeup man than any actor on the lot!
Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
Let's be honest, the physical attracts me first. Then if you get to know the man's mind and soul and heart, that's icing on the cake.
I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.
I've always loved a challenge.
My life has been a series of emergencies.
Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.
It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.
Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!
I find men terribly exciting, and any girl who says she doesn't is an anemic old maid, a streetwalker, or a saint.
When he would give you direction, it was not sitting in a chair saying, 'Hey, babe! Do this and that and the other thing.' Mr. Sirk would ask, 'May I speak with you?' and sit down and say, 'I think this should be done this way. And how do you feel about it? Do you feel it that way?'
Some day... some day, I want to go much deeper into the human mind.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
