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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 down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.

Barbara Stanwyck

Attention embarrasses me. I don’t like to be on display.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Attention Display
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 down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Brooklyn Girl Trying
There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Comedy Tragedy Vulgarity
Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute acting performance.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Acting Care Stars
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 think ‘Where is that dame? Why doesn’t she answer? By crickie, it’s me!
BARBARA STANWYCK

Missing Name Thinking
Put me in the last fifteen minutes of a picture and I don’t care what happened before. I don’t even care if I was IN the rest of the damned thing – I’ll take it in those fifteen minutes.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Care Fifteen Lasts
Egotism – usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Cases Egotism Mistake
[On Marilyn Monroe:] Her body has gone to her head.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Body Gone Head
I’m now the Lord of the Brighton Manor.
BARBARA STANWYCK

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

Different Play Way
Just be truthful – and if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Fake People Success Truth
Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for doing what I love doing.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Careers Jobs Women
The boy’s got a lot to learn and I’ve got a lot to teach.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Boys Learn Lot Teach
Eyes are the greatest tool in film. Mr. Capra taught me that. Sure it’s nice to say very good dialogue, if you can get it. But great movie acting – watch the eyes!
BARBARA STANWYCK

Acting Eye Great Nice
It’s perhaps not the future I would choose. I still think it’s possible to make a success of both marriage and career even though I didn’t. But it’s not a bad future. And I’m not afraid of it.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Careers Not Afraid Thinking
The more you kick something that’s dead, the worse it smells.
BARBARA STANWYCK

Dead Kicks Smell Something

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 down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.

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