Quotes By Loretta Young

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don't criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.

No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

I'm not sure the public knows what it wants.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

I'd lived by quotations, practically all my life.

I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.