Quotes from Loretta Young

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

Success can't be forced.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

Glamour is something you can't bear to be without once you're used to it.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

I can't imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What's a home and family for if it's not the center of one's life?

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that's what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true.

I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

Success can't be forced.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.