Myrna Loy Professions : Film actress Born : August 2, 1905 Died : December 14, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Myrna Loy Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming. Myrna Loy dancing dance life They say the movies should be more like life; I think life should be more like the movies. Myrna Loy should thinking Why does every black person in the movies have to play a servant? How about a black person walking up the steps of a courthouse carrying a briefcase? Myrna Loy black doe play I admire some of the people on the screen today, but most of them look like everybody else. In our day we had individuality. Pictures were more sophisticated. All this nudity is too excessive and it is getting very boring. It will be a shame if it upsets people so much that it brings on the need for censorship. I hate censorship. In the cinema there's no mystery. No privacy. And no sex, either. Most of the sex I've seen on the screen looks like an expression of hostility towards sex. Myrna Loy hate expression sex Some perfect wife I am. I've been married four times, divorced four times, have no children, and can't boil an egg. Myrna Loy eggs perfect children Life is not about having and getting. It's about being and becoming. Myrna Loy becoming life-is I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor. Myrna Loy slinkies sense-of-humor eye If you're bored in New York, it's your own fault. Myrna Loy faults bored new-york I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene. Myrna Loy hygiene common-sense thinking I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and, above all, a true gentleman. Myrna Loy brilliant gentleman actors I was glamorous because of magicians like George Folsey, James Wong Howe, Oliver Marsh, Ray June, and all those other great cinematographers. I trusted those men and the other experts who made us beautiful. The rest of it I didn't give a damn about. I didn't fuss about my clothes, my lighting, or anything else, but, believe me, some of them did. Myrna Loy beautiful men believe I was a homely kid with freckles that came out every spring and stuck on me till Christmas. Myrna Loy freckles spring kids When I think of [my relationship with Gable], considering the way it started, it was curious. We became devoted to each other. We weren't lovers-he was in love with Carole Lombard...we eventually became more like siblings. Nobody believes that and you can understand why...but our relationship was unique. Oh he sometimes gave me the macho routine when people were watching but he changed when we were alone. Myrna Loy sibling unique believe Most of the sex I've seen on the screen looks like an expression of hostility towards sex. Myrna Loy expression sex looks I got rid of all those reporters. Myrna Loy reporters drinking Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
