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Joan Crawford Quotes

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

"During Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?, I knitted a scarf from Hollywood to Malibu."

"Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment."

"I am just too much."

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

"I love playing bitches. There's a lot of bitch in every woman - a lot in every man."

"I need sex for a clear complexion, but I'd rather do it for love."

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

"I was born in front of a camera and really don't know anything else."

"If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst."

"If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'"

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

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

"Nobody can imitate me. You can always see impersonations of Katharine Hepburn and Marylin Monroe. But not me. Because I've always drawn on myself only."

"Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party."

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

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

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

"I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend."

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