Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Gloria May Josephine Swansonwas an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 March 1899
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
reality long life-is
Never say never Never is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to have restrictions placed upon it.
fun fame ran
Fame was thrilling only until it became grueling. Money was fun only until you ran out of things to buy.
movie successful hollywood
Hollywood's old trick: repeat a successful formula until it dies.
health baby-boy fanatics
I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.
body results wells
Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you don't eat.
years body care
Because I take care of my body, it doesn't look like the body of a woman of my years.
victim realms felt
At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of pictures.
writing stories teeth
Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.
stories bills complaining
When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life.
order scene difficulty
I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.
successful six film
I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by Cecil B. De Mille.
friends years sculpture
My sculpture is very personal; for years my subjects were family and close, close friends.
want
I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again.
father military world
There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.