Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Clara Bow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Clara Bow.

Last updated on December 2, 2024.

Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol.

American - Actress | July 29, 1905 - September 27, 1965

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Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

Clara Bow

Even now I can't trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid.

Clara Bow

The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.

Clara Bow

We had individuality. We did as we pleased. We stayed up late. We dressed the way we wanted. I used to whiz down Sunset Boulevard in my open Kissel, with several red chow dogs to match my hair. Today, they're sensible and end up with better health. But we had more fun.

Clara Bow

They yell at me to be dignified. But what are the dignified people like? The people who are held up as examples of me? They are snobs. Frightful snobs I'm a curiosity in Hollywood. I'm a big freak, because I'm myself!

Clara Bow

A sex symbol is a heavy load to carry when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.

Clara Bow

I'm a curiosity in Hollywood. I'm a big freak, because I'm myself!

Clara Bow