Marlene Dietrich quotes - page 3

Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on the edge of your most uncomfortable chair. (He will read them anyway, and he should read them, so let him choose his own good time.) Don't make a big exit. Just go. But kiss him quickly, before you go, otherwise he might think you are angry he is used to suspecting he is doing something wrong. (Marlene Dietrich)
Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying Don't call us, we'll call you. View quote
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A new kind of award has been added -- the deathbed award. It is not an award of any kind. Either the recipient has not acted at all, or was not nominated, or did not win the award the last few times around. It is intended to relieve the guilty conscience of the Academy members and save face in front of the public. The Academy has the horrible taste to have a star, choking with emotion, present this deathbed award so that there can be no doubt in anybody's mind why the award is so hurriedly given. Lucky is the actor who is too sick to watch the proceedings on television. View quote
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Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl. View quote
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I was raised almost entirely on turnips and potatoes, but I think that the turnips had more to do with the effect than the potatoes. View quote
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There comes a time when suddenly you realize that laughter is something you remember and that you were the one laughing. View quote
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There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. It's a quality... They're so grateful, so heartbreakingly grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them. They say thank you for coming, and they really mean it. View quote
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She is brave, beautiful, loyal, kind and generous. She is never boring and is as lovely looking in a GI shirt, pants and combat boots as she is at night or on the screen. She has an honesty and a comic and tragic sense of life that never let her be truly happy unless she loves. When she loves she can joke about it; but it is gallows humor. View quote
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