Mae West Biography

Mae West, Actress
Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornAugust 17, 1893
DiedNovember 22, 1980
Aged87 years
Mae West (born Mary Jane West) was an American starlet, dramatist, singer as well as sex symbol.

West started his career in vaudeville and also on phase in New york city prior to she moved to Hollywood in the very early 1930s and also began to tape-record motion pictures. She created the manuscript for a lot of his movies, however had frequent troubles with the censorship authorities because of the many sex-related references in her lyrics.

After relinquishing the movie sector, she began again to amuse on stage and additionally videotaped a number of songs cds. She made ​​​ ​ a return in 2 films in the 1970s.

West passed away 87 years of ages in your home in his house after experiencing a stroke.

Our collection contains 72 quotes who is written / told by Mae, under the main topics: Funny - Dating.

Related authors: W. C. Fields (Comedian), Joe Davis (Celebrity), Louis Nizer (Lawyer)

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72 Famous quotes by Mae West

Small: When Im good, Im very good. But when Im bad Im better
"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"
Small: Ill try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure
"I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure"
Small: It is better to be looked over than overlooked
"It is better to be looked over than overlooked"
Small: I always say, keep a diary and someday itll keep you
"I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you"
Small: To err is human, but it feels divine
"To err is human, but it feels divine"
Small: Im a woman of very few words, but lots of action
"I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action"
Small: Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit int
"Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is"
Small: Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often
"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often"
Small: Right now I think censorship is necessary the things theyre doing and saying in films right now just sh
"Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important"
Small: Its not the men in my life that count, its the life in my men
"It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men"
Small: Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache
"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache"
Small: It aint no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you dont break any
"It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any"
Small: If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning
"If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning"
Small: A man in the house is worth two in the street
"A man in the house is worth two in the street"
Small: A dame that knows the ropes isnt likely to get tied up
"A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up"
Small: A hard man is good to find
"A hard man is good to find"
Small: All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else
"All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else"
Small: Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before
"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before"
Small: Ive been things and seen places
"I've been things and seen places"
Small: Ive been in more laps than a napkin
"I've been in more laps than a napkin"
Small: I never loved another person the way I loved myself
"I never loved another person the way I loved myself"
Small: I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it
"I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it"
Small: He who hesitates is a damned fool
"He who hesitates is a damned fool"
Small: Its hard to be funny when you have to be clean
"It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean"
Small: It takes two to get one in trouble
"It takes two to get one in trouble"
Small: You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough"
Small: When women go wrong, men go right after them
"When women go wrong, men go right after them"
Small: Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring
"Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring"
Small: The score never interested me, only the game
"The score never interested me, only the game"
Small: The best way to hold a man is in your arms
"The best way to hold a man is in your arms"
Small: Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, Im tired
"Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired"
Small: Shes the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong
"She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong"
Small: Sex is emotion in motion
"Sex is emotion in motion"
Small: Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins
"Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins"
Small: Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesnt rain
"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain"
Small: Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier
"Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier"
Small: When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one Ive never tried before
"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before"
Small: Marriage is a great institution, but Im not ready for an institution
"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution"
Small: Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office
"Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office"
Small: Personality is the most important thing to an actresss success
"Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success"
Small: Too much of a good thing can be wonderful
"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful"
Small: I used to be Snow White, but I drifted
"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted"
Small: Whenever Im caught between two evils, I take the one Ive never tried
"Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried"
Small: Id like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do
"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do"
Small: I only have yes men around me. Who needs no men?
"I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?"
Small: I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported
"I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported"
Small: I see youre a man with ideals. I better be going before youve still got them
"I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them"
Small: I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond
"I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond"
Small: Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign
"Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign"
Small: Its not what I do, but the way I do it. Its not what I say, but the way I say it
"It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it"
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