30 Quotes by Rosalind Russell

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic

I was second in line of defence, behind Myrna Loy.

It had been an enormous, extraordinary, outrageous adventure. And it was deadly.

The White House is one of the few places in downtown Washington where you can get something to eat after 11 o'clock at night.

Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy.

The only man who could make a love scene comfortable was Clark Gable. He was born graceful, he knew what to do with his feet and when he took hold of you, there was no fooling around.

In all those types of films I wore a tan suit, a grey suit, a beige suit and then a negligee for the seventh reel near the end when I would admit to my best friend on the telephone that what I really wanted was to become a little housewife.

Seal my lips on aches and pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you'll forgive the tautology.