I always believed in my characters. I lived them

Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace

The things we like best are either illegal, immoral or fattening.

if we don't stand for something, you may be sure we will fall for anything.

That's the kind of stuff you are offered today. Scripts that have you mixed up with young men. I find them utterly revolting.

Trying to build the brotherhood of man without the fatherhood of God is like trying to make a wheel without a hub.

I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. There are worse things in life than being called a Lady.

There seems to be a general impression that to be known as normal in Hollywood is akin to being labeled as rare animal in a zoo.

And yet I think The White Cliffs of Dover one of my best films

I'll leave the swearing to the Jane Fondas.

Nothing can replace the excitement, the magic, and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show.

Business crises energize me. Personal crises devastate me. The doctors call it an avoidance tendency. (Mirena to Eve)

It’s a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you’re hurt.

I hope I can settle my internal conflicts without bloodshed.

I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

What are you, Zen Master Fang?

We associate leadership with decisiveness. That perception of leadership pushes people to make decisions fairly quickly, lest they be seen as dithering and indecisive.

Music is my friend, no matter where I go.

[Rejection] made me quit writing once. For six months. I started up again when my then seven-year-old son asked me to start writing again because I was too grumpy when I wasn't writing.

God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you too much to leave you stuck in a state of defeat

Music gives a soul to the universe.