Joan Crawford Quotes (20 Quotes)

I am just too much.

You have to be self-reliant and strong to survive in this town. Otherwise you will be destroyed.

During Whatever Happened To Baby Jane, I knitted a scarf from Hollywood to Malibu.

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment.

I was born in front of a camera and really don't know anything else.

Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.

I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

I need sex for a clear complexion, but I'd rather do it for love.

It has been said that on screen I personified the American woman.

Next time I saw Crawford, she wanted another round. I told her straight-out I didn't much enjoy doing it with a woman. After I turned her down, she became spiteful.

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.

I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.

What people want me to be.

I love playing bitches. There's a lot of bitch in every woman - a lot in every man.

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

Theres that Youre only as old as you feel business, which is fine to a point, but you cant be Shirley Temple on the Good Ship Lollipop forever. Sooner or later, dammit, youre old.

I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend.

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?