Mamie Van Doren Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 13 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Mamie Van Doren.
Famous Quotes By Mamie Van Doren
Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and I were so different from each other. I was doing very young movies, and Marilyn, who was ahead of me, was doing a lot of homogenized movies that weren't quite as wild as the ones I was doing. Jayne was more of a character of herself. — Mamie Van Doren
I never wanted to be a trophy wife. I wanted to make it on my own. I didn't want to depend on a man. — Mamie Van Doren
I came to Hollywood determined to follow in Jean Harlow's footsteps, but I was determined not to die young. My hope was to endure. And endure I have. — Mamie Van Doren
I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies. — Mamie Van Doren
I've married a few people I shouldn't have, but haven't we all? — Mamie Van Doren
My best asset is my brain. Without my brain, I don't think the rest of me would be too hot. — Mamie Van Doren
I have never been a Marilyn Monroe wannabe. I have always been happy in my own skin! — Mamie Van Doren
Raising children with an emphasis on intrinsic rewards is not a technique, a method or a trick to get them to do what the parent wants them to by subtler means, but a way of life, a way of living with children with real respect for their intelligence and for their being. — Mamie Van Doren
He's the type of man who will end up dying in his own arms. — Mamie Van Doren
I studied really hard. But Hollywood never appreciated my talent. — Mamie Van Doren
I've never acted my age and I never will. It's just the way I've always been. — Mamie Van Doren
I didn't feel like I was meant to be a nurse or a secretary. — Mamie Van Doren