I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

Fans always write asking why I didn't smile more in films. I smiled in `Annie Laurie`, but I can't recall that it helped much.

Never get caught acting.

It's a hard world for little things.

I like people to come back and tell me what I did wrong. That's the kindest thing you can do.

Love is a hard rock between two people and can't be torn apart

You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now.