Lana Turner

“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.”

“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.”

“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, '...”

“Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.”

“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.”

“I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.”

“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!”

“My life has been a series of emergencies.”

“I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible.”

“The most important tool of my trade was a mirror.”

“I find men terribly exciting, and any girl who says she doesn't is an anemic old maid, a streetwalker, or a saint.”

“I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!”

“Cheryl's artistically inclined. She draws and sketches, but I don't know about acting.”

“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.”

“Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!”