Mary Astor quotes

Mary Astor was an American actress best remembered for her roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her performances in classics like "The Maltese Falcon" earned her critical acclaim and an Academy Award. She became renowned for her talent and resilience throughout a tumultuous personal life. Here are 11 of her quotes:

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone. (Mary Astor)

It's not good to make sentimental journeys. You see the differences instead of the sameness.

Mary Astor

Sex as something beautiful may soon disappear. Once it was a knife so finely honed the edge was invisible until it was touched and then it cut deep. Now it is so blunt that it merely bruises and leaves ugly marks.

Mary Astor

the boys had learned that laughter stilled anxiety. It cleared away mystery. If you could laugh at something, it erased its importance.

Mary Astor

Our security must be threatened in order for us to appreciate it.

Mary Astor

to move the wheels of justice is a ponderous business.

Mary Astor

Life without emotions is like an engine without fuel.

Mary Astor

A painter paints, a musician plays, a writer writes - but a movie actor waits.

Mary Astor

A person without a memory is either a child or an amnesiac. A country without a memory is neither a child nor an amnesiac, but neither is it a country.

Mary Astor

The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches.

Mary Astor

Things grew and lived in constant adversity, ingenious in solving problems of existence. (Mary Astor)

Mary Astor

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: May 3, 1906
Died: September 25, 1987
Quotes count: 11

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