Kirk Douglas
I have always been grateful that my Russian mother and father came to this country to give me a better chance, and I have had a better chance.Collection: Mother
Being seventy has its advantages. I was outspoken before, but now what have I got to keep quiet about?Collection: Funny
The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually.Collection: Awards
I'm glad they gave women the right to vote, but sometimes I'm sorry they have the right to smoke. Most women are messy about it, particularly about their lipstick. I don't mind wiping lipstick off myself, but I hate seeing it on cigarettes, napkins and coffee cups! I don't like women with all their beauty machinery showing-curlers, cold cream, mascara brushes. I'd even prefer to not see a woman touch up her lipstick, but I guess that's expecting too much.Collection: Sorry
Life is like a B-picture script. It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I’d turn it down.Collection: Stories