When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life.
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So they were turning, after all those cameras. Life, which can be strangely merciful, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her. Norma You see, this is my life. It always will be (In a whisper) There's nothing else just us and the cameras and those wonderful people out there in the dark. All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.Gloria Swanson
I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.
Gloria Swanson
I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with safe, healthful ingredients.
Gloria Swanson
Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there was nothing of the temperamental artist about him.
Gloria Swanson
At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of pictures.
Gloria Swanson
By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.
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