Mary Astor

“It's not the sobering-up that's so hard, it's the learning to live sober.”

“Once you have sold your story, you kind of feel you don't own it any more.”

“There are five stages in the life of an actor: Who's Mary Astor? Get me Mary Astor. Get me a Mary Astor type. Get me a young Mary Astor. Who's Mary Astor?”

“The first time you buy a house you see how pretty the paint is and buy it. The second time you look to see if the basement has termites. It's the same with men.”

“Power is a magnet. It draws those who desire it.”

“Fame is not the same as success, and in our true souls we know that.”

“I was never totally involved in movies. I was just making my father's dream come true.”

“A woman's life is in dates and quotations.”