Irene Mayer Selznick

“I was born to a king, and I married a king. I know nothing else.”

“I wasn't a woman, I wasn't a man, I was a success.”

“I've simply been in a unique position to have my cake and eat it, too.”

“My father's love was the most important thing in my life, and he was the most important person.”

“It isn't what you know, it's who you know.”

“David had genius, but he didn't have talent.”

“The only 'if' in my life was that I was born a girl. That's the one and only 'if' I've had to deal with.”

“I'm not interested in 'show business,' I'm interested in 'the theatre.'”

“I was never bored, because I was never boring.”

“I was a tough cookie, but I had to be.”

“Be charming. And if you can't be charming, be mysterious.”