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Except physically, we know little more about Garbo than we know about Shakespeare.

Greta Garbo

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Greta Garbo
Age: 84 †
Born: 1905
Born: September 18
Died: 1990
Died: April 15
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
Greta Gustafsson
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Shakespeare
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Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.
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[When asked if she believed in women's lib:] Not really. Not when I see what most of them look like.
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I'm not always sincere. One can't be in this world, you know.
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I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored!
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I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean.
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it's difficult in Hollywood to be allowed to try anything. It's all a terrible compromise. There is no time for art. All that matters is what they call box office.
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Perhaps it's better if I live in your heart, where the world can't see me. If I'm dead, there will be no stain on our love.
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I'm a completely worthless woman and no man should risk his life for me.
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