Greta garbo

I'm tired and nervous and I'm in America. Here you don't know that you live.

This is where I have wasted the best years of my life.

I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures.

It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.

Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you're just fair game.

There is no one who would have me - I can't cook.

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.