Hollywood Is Like Life, You

If I Can't Be Me, I Don't Want To Be Anybody. I Was Born That Way.

I Had Read The Criticisms Of Me And My Movies And They Were Discerning. They Said That Crawford Needs A New Deal, And They Asked If I Was Doomed To Explore Forever The Emotional Misfortunes Of The Super-sexed Modern Young Woman. And So, To Break Away From The Pattern, I Wanted To Do "the Gorgeous Hussy". Selznick Laughed At Me. 'you Can't Do A Costume Picture. You're Too Modern.' But I Begged And Begged And Begged, And So They Let Me Do It. I Was Totally Miscast.

Then There's That 'you're Only As Old As You Feel' Business, Which Is True To A Point, But You Can't Be Shirley Temple On The Good Ship Lollipop Forever. Sooner Or Later, Dammit, You're Old.

There's Nothing Wrong With My Tits, But I Don't Go Around Throwing Them In People's Faces!

I Was A Strict Disciplinarian, Perhaps Too Strict At Times, But My God, Without Discipline What Is Life?