[Actress Claudette Colbert appeared in her last film role in] Parrish, ... I'm a mature woman but I can't suddenly put on gray hair and play character roles and most mother parts are too 'Pollyannaish' for me. I took this one because I felt it had a point of view. The mother wants to break the silver cord and lead a normal sex life of her own. |
Audiences always sound like they're glad to see me, and I'm damned glad to see them. |
I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can't think of anything else. Well, so did I once, but that was before the egg and I. |
I know what's best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody. |
It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it. |
It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it. |
Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair. |
The Palm Beach Story |
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy - the mother |