It seems there's just no room left for elegance in this paper-plate, blue-jean world. And I, for one, think it's a shame. — Joan Fontaine Copy Share Image
I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
My sister is a very peculiar lady. When we were young, I wasn't allowed to talk to her friends. Now I'm not allowed to… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
One puzzling thing about men -- they allow their sex instinct to drive them to where their intelligence never would take them. — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them? — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
You know, I've had a helluva life. Not just the acting part. I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane.… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
The real problem with men- they can only think six inches into the future. The real problem with women- they have only half a… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
It's better to be on a soap opera to renew your career and following than to be on any other medium. — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
“Being a woman, I have found the road rougher than had I been born a man. Different defenses, different codes of ethics, different approaches… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
The theater audience is the ultimate teacher, instructing the actor on the degree to which he has executed both the author's and the director's… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things. — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
The main problem in marriage is that for a man sex is a hunger like eating. If the man is hungry and cant get… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
That Oscar can be a jinx... It can... damage irreparably one's relations with family, friends. It's an uneasy head that wears the crown. — Joan Fontaine Copy Share
