Myrna Loy Quotes

#1. Why does every black person in the movies have to play a servant? How about a black person walking up the steps of a courthouse carrying a briefcase?

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#2. If you're bored in New York, it's your own fault.

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#3. Most of the sex I've seen on the screen looks like an expression of hostility towards sex.

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#4. I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and above all, a true gentleman.

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#5. Life is not about having and getting. It's about being and becoming.

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#6. Some perfect wife I am. I've been married four times, divorced four times, have no children, and can't boil an egg.

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#7. They say the movies should be more like life; I think life should be more like the movies.

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#8. I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.

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#9. I was a homely kid with freckles that came out every spring and stuck on me till Christmas.

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#10. I got rid of all those reporters.

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#11. I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene.

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