Mae West

Actress, Singer, Screenwriter

Mae West was a groundbreaking actress and playwright known for her sharp wit and bold exploration of love and independence in her work.

Born
August 17, 1893
Died
November 22, 1980
Quotes
231
Rank
#516

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"[On the metaphysical:] ... I knew in some marvelous way I had touched the hem of the unknown. And being me, I wanted to lift that hemline a little bit more."

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"The score never interested me, only the game."

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"Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different."

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"Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for."

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"Too many girls follow the line of least resistance, but a good line is hard to resist."

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"I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it."

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"I freely chose the kind of life I led because I was convinced that a woman has as much right as a man to live the way she does if she does no actual harm to society."

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"It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any."

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"I've no time for broads who want to rule the world alone. Without men, who'd do up the zipper on the back of your dress?"

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"Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is."

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"Let's get out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini."

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"You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles."

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"A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep."

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"I've always taken men just as I found 'em, and thank heavens I've been able to find 'em."

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"Well behaved women do not make history."

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"Why don’t you come up and have a little ... scotch and sofa?"

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