Barbara Stanwyck

“You want the story of my life? Big ideas, small results.”

— Barbara Stanwyck

It's perhaps not the future I would choose. I still think it's possible to make a success of both marriage and career…

— Barbara Stanwyck

I'm now the Lord of the Brighton Manor.

— Barbara Stanwyck

[On Marilyn Monroe:] Her body has gone to her head.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for doing what…

— Barbara Stanwyck

Just be truthful - and if you can fake that, you've got it made.

— Barbara Stanwyck

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I…

— Barbara Stanwyck

Put me in the last fifteen minutes of a picture and I don't care what happened before. I don't even care if…

— Barbara Stanwyck

I couldn't remember my name for weeks. I'd be at the theater and hear them calling 'Miss Stanwyck, Miss Stanwyck,' and I'd…

— Barbara Stanwyck

My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth.

— Barbara Stanwyck

A star is only as good as her last picture.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure it's nice to say very good dialogue, if you…

— Barbara Stanwyck

I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety, and they won't need to paste…

— Barbara Stanwyck

The more you kick something that's dead, the worse it smells.

— Barbara Stanwyck

The boy's got a lot to learn and I've got a lot to teach.

— Barbara Stanwyck

[On a dull party:] It was a fête worse than death.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Attention embarrasses me. I don't like to be on display.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.

— Barbara Stanwyck

Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute…

— Barbara Stanwyck

I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe…

— Barbara Stanwyck