Alexis Smith

“I was the queen of the Warners lot. I was beautiful, but I was cold. I was a statuesque 'ice maiden.' That was my image.”

“Fear is the most destructive of all emotions.”

“The problem with being a screen goddess is that you are not allowed to be a person.”

“I'm a survivor. But I'm also a realist.”

“It was a strange sort of career, but it was my career.”

“I think the stage is the actor's medium. The film is the director's medium.”

“I never felt I was a great beauty. I was tall and angular.”