Who said "My imagination was always more real than reality."?

This quote is attributed to Norma Desmond.

My imagination was always more real than reality. - Norma Desmond

"My imagination was always more real than reality."

Norma Desmond Imagination

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

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

"I don't go out much anymore. I just sit in my room and watch the old pictures."

"The dream was always stronger than the life."

"Imagination is more powerful than knowledge."

"The world is full of wonders if you know where to look."

"You have the imagination of a child, Lucy"

"The world is full of mysteries waiting to be solved."