Joan Crawford

"You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed."

"I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!"

"I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door."

"If youve earned a position, be proud of it. Dont hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, Theres Joan Crawford! I turn around and say, Hi! How are you!"

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell."

"If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you dont need an analyst."

"Womens Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?"

"It has been said that on screen I personified the American woman."

"Learn to breathe, learn to speak, but first..learn to feel."

"I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser."

"I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form."