I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of ‘not trying.’ I tried with all my heart. — Louise Brooks
A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world. — Louise Brooks
Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead. — Louise Brooks
The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements — Louise Brooks
There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film star. — Louise Brooks
I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it away. — Louise Brooks
Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren’t much smarter. — Louise Brooks
