Quotes from Joan Crawford

If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

Damn it . . . Don't you dare ask God to help me.

love is fire. but whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house,you can never tell.

I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course, - is her hairdresser.

Learn to breathe, learn to speak , but first ..learn to feel

They [best dressed women] don't want to look like their daughters. They want their own individual brand of chic. […] The cut and fit must be exactly right, and they are willing to spend hours in the fitting room to make sure of it. They spend money, too. But if any one of them went broke tomorrow she'd rather choose one perfectly cut expensive dress and make it do for years than buy a dozen cheap ones.

The intelligent woman adapts herself to fashion, but never to fad. She knows what is best for her, and her way of life, and sticks to it. She raises and lowers her hemline — with discretion — but she goes on with her timeless dresses made with the basic lines and fabrics that flatter HER, define HER life style. She's secure, and so she can be an elegant individual.

No wire hangers!!!

If you think the dress is right for you, where are you going to wear it? Does it fit into the kind of life you lead? (If you live in the country, what are you doing with all those town suits and hostess pajamas?) Supposing the dress is all right. If so, what shoes do you wear with it? What hat, gloves? Handbag, jewelry? […] So many women fall in love with a dress, bring it home, and find absolutely nothing that will go with it.

Closets should be completely emptied twice a year. […] Then inspect every item in your wardrobe. Things you're doubtful about are probably wrong. […] Give things away to someone they do compliment, or send them to charity or a thrift shop and resolve not to make the same mistake again. That old saw, 'When in doubt, don't,' is never so true as when it comes to clothes. Or getting married.

French women choose a scent when they're girls and use it until they're grandmothers. It becomes their trademark. 'Ah,' he murmurs in the dark theater, 'Giselle is here tonight!' But I think that a woman usually outgrows a fragrance every decade or so.

I've persuaded myself that I hate things that are bad for me—fattening food, late nights, and loud and aggressive people head the list. I'm friends with myself, so I do things that are good for me, otherwise I couldn't be good for others.

Love is a fire. But whether it's going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.

Of all the actresses ... to me, only Faye Dunaway has the talent and the class and the courage it takes to make a real star.

I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell!

Nobody can imitate me. You can always see impersonations of Katharine Hepburn and Marylin Monroe. But not me. Because I've always drawn on myself only.

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?

I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.