Actress

Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make.

It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.

I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.

Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.

Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!

I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible.

The most important tool of my trade was a mirror.

Cheryl's artistically inclined. She draws and sketches, but I don't know about acting.

I find men terribly exciting, and any girl who says she doesn't is an anemic old maid, a streetwalker, or a saint.

Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, we were on our way to Las Vegas.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

I started off wanting one husband and seven children, but it ended up the other way around.

Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.

I've always loved a challenge.

My life has been a series of emergencies.

The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.

Some day... some day, I want to go much deeper into the human mind.

When he would give you direction, it was not sitting in a chair saying, 'Hey, babe! Do this and that and the other thing.' Mr. Sirk would ask, 'May I speak with you?' and sit down and say, 'I think this should be done this way. And how do you feel about it? Do you feel it that way?'

I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!

I'm always nervous when I start a new picture.