Greta Garbo Quotes

“Why haven't I got a husband and children?" mused Greta Garbo to the Dutchess of Windsor, "I never met a man I could marry.”

“I told my mother he looked like a deflated balloon. Greta said he looked like a small gray moth wrapped in a spider's web. That's because everything about Greta is more beautiful, even the way she says things.”

“I want to be alone.”

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

“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.”

“A relationship requires a lot of work and commitment.”

“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.”

“Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them.”

“Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible you are in the driving-seat. ”

“I never said "I want to be alone." I only said "I want to be left alone." There is all the difference.”