Zsa Zsa Gabor

I don’t take gifts from perfect strangers-but then, nobody is perfect.

I don’t remember anyone’s name. How do you think the ‘dahling’ thing got started?

I know nothing about sex, because I was always married.

When in trouble, take a bath and wash your hair.

What is really important for a woman, you know, even more than being beautiful or intelligent, is to be entertaining.

A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.

I always used to develop a cold going into the studio.

I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.

Come on now! How could you be me and want to be someone else?

We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter?

All I could think about was, ‘I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.’

[On his favourite scene from “New Moon”] The Volterra scene, where I have to step into the light. There were many extras and many fans there. Some fans travelled across the world to be there. I felt a huge sense of responsibility, being in front of so many that are so obsessed with this story. It was nerve wrecking, but I never felt closer to the character before this.

I think I’m prone to panic.

News is not a game show. You don’t win a car if you happen to be right.

The music beckons to those who are listening.

I guess you have to be really open to your acting partners and believe in the story.

Los Angeles makes you feel ugly. I’m not going to pretend I haven’t secretly wanted to be super-skinny, because all girls do.But I have a woman’s body, not a boy’s body. Most women do and should feel proud of their butts and their breasts and their bellies.’

The thing is, I get asked when I first knew I wanted to act so often, and I genuinely can’t answer it. It’s just… I got the bug, and that’s it.

I dreamed of being an actress when I was a little kid because you don’t know then that the writer writes everything the actor is saying. But as I got older, I got into college and became more aware that writing is another option, and I started getting into it, too.

I love artists who take risks-I think they inspire everybody else about horrible situations that no one wants to discuss.

When you go to the Oscars, don’t dress like you’re never going to go anywhere again. Don’t take such a big swing.