I'm fascinated by Greta Garbo. My cat's named Greta, and I have a framed photograph of her from 1949.
The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in 'Mommie Dearest' is not the Joan Crawford I knew back when.
I could be the Greta Garbo of comedy, very secluded, but Garbo had a man who was beyond rich to support her.
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of editing a book by Joan Crawford, who, like Norma Desmond, was still a big star; it was just the movies that had gotten smaller.
all that time hanging around the sets, watching Norma Shearer make the most of her three expressions, was a help.
She's got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes.
Why haven't I got a husband and children?" mused Greta Garbo to the Dutchess of Windsor, "I never met a man I could marry.
There's is not enough money in Hollywood to lure me into making another picture with Joan Crawford. And I like money.
"I want to be a lawn." Greta Garbo.
Once, I was a bigger star than Greta Garbo.
You can compare me with Greta Garbo. I have big feet, too.
Greta Garbo: A deer in the body of a woman, living resentfully in the Hollywood zoo.
My perfect day would be to go on a picnic up Mt. Wilson with Christopher Isherwood, Greta Garbo, Aldous Huxley, and Bertrand Russell.
I was a big fan of Greta Garbo and that era of movies, so I dreamt watching those movies.
If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are larger than life. They just are. They sucked all the oxygen out of a room: they're icons; they loom large in our imaginations. But the truth of the matter is both women were diminutive.