Life Deals From The Bottom, Sometimes, Doesn't

I Had Read The Criticisms Of Me And My Movies And They Were Discerning. They Said That Crawford Needs A New Deal, And They Asked If I Was Doomed To Explore Forever The Emotional Misfortunes Of The Super-sexed Modern Young Woman. And So, To Break Away From The Pattern, I Wanted To Do "the Gorgeous Hussy". Selznick Laughed At Me. 'you Can't Do A Costume Picture. You're Too Modern.' But I Begged And Begged And Begged, And So They Let Me Do It. I Was Totally Miscast.

I Absolutely Will Not Allow Anyone To Call Me Grandmother. They Can Call Me Auntie Joan, Dee-dee, Cho-cho, Anything But Grandmother. It Pushes A Woman Almost To The Grave.

If I Weren't A Christian Scientist, And I Saw "trog" Advertised On A Marquee Across The Street, I'd Think I'd Contemplate Suicide.

They Were Grooming Doris Day To Take Over The Top Spot. Jack L. Warner Asked Me To Play Her Sister In One Picture. I Said, "come On, Jack. No One Could Ever Believe That I Would Have Doris Day For A Sister."

I Think That The Most Important Thing A Woman Can Have - Next To Talent, Of Course - Is Her Hairdresser.