Gloria Swanson quotes

Gloria Swanson was an American actress and producer, celebrated as one of the most prominent stars of the silent film era. Her career transitioned successfully into talking pictures, earning her critical acclaim, especially for her iconic role in "Sunset Boulevard." She remains a symbol of Hollywood glamour and resilience. Here are 51 of her quotes:

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation. (Gloria Swanson)
Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how. View quote
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I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with safe, healthful ingredients. View quote
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The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do a publicity tour. View quote
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The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience. View quote
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Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy. View quote
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Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you don't eat. View quote
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All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year. View quote
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My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the same thing. View quote
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I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book. View quote
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After 16 years in pictures I could not be intimidated easily, because I knew where all the skeletons were buried. (Gloria Swanson)
When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life. View quote
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Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but little taste or talent. View quote
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The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me as perfectly foolish. View quote
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Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth. View quote
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All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in. View quote
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I feel sure that unborn babies pick their parents. View quote
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I am a very pragmatic person. View quote
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I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could not refrain from telling such people so. View quote
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I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes. View quote
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My greatest debt will always be to the movie-going public of yesterday and today, without whose love and devotion I would have had no story to tell. (Gloria Swanson)
The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down sinners. View quote
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I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance. View quote
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I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944. View quote
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In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him implicitly to make the most of it. View quote
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Gloria Swanson

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: March 27, 1899
Died: April 4, 1983
Quotes count: 51
Wikipedia: Gloria Swanson

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