Norma Desmond

"Relationships are transactions of power and influence."

"Solitude is where true genius is born."

"I will never truly die because I am eternal."

"Hope is the delusion that keeps the weak alive."

"I have always had the courage of my convictions."

"Change frightens those without vision."

"Time flies when you're living a spectacular life."

"The only truth is the one I tell myself."

"Complete freedom requires complete isolation."

"Peace is found in the perfection of oneself."

"I am big. It's the pictures that got small."

"Without me, there wouldn't be any Paramount Pictures."

"I don't go out very much anymore. I used to once."

"The stars are ageless, aren't they?"

"I'm still big. I just need the light back on."

"One woman's pancake is another woman's tragedy."

"A dozen press agents working overtime can do terrible things to the human spirit."

"I want you. I want you to want me."

"The whole thing is a hard pill to swallow, but I'll do it."

"We have so much in common, don't we?"

"You're the only person in this world who understands me."

"They don't make faces like they used to."

"I'm ready for my close-up."

"The monkey had me in hand."

"I should have done it myself, and saved myself money."

"Are you ready to go back to work with me?"

"I'm not to be had for the price of a cocktail."

"Success and fame... they corrode the soul."

"In my day, we knew how to make pictures."

"You should never tell anybody anything."