The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

"Youth is a superpower. And I used it like a weapon."

"I learned to smile through pain early on. It became my greatest skill."

"The camera sees what you want it to see. Everything else is illusion."

"I was a muse to so many men. But I never let anyone be my master."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys freedom, and freedom is close enough."

"I've always been good at reading people. It's how I survived."

"The moment I realized no one was going to save me, I saved myself."

"I would rather burn brightly for a short time than fade away slowly."

"Secrets have a way of poisoning everything they touch."

"The only person I've ever truly loved is myself, and I regret that."

"I learned that survival sometimes means becoming someone you don't recognize."

"Love is a luxury I could never afford."

"I've spent my whole life running from the truth. And it never helped."

"The most dangerous thing in the world is a woman who knows her own worth."

"I chose to be alone rather than be with someone who didn't see me."

"You learn who people really are when they think no one is watching."

"I've had seven husbands and loved exactly none of them."

"The studio system owned us. Our lives, our images, our futures."

"I didn't want to be loved. I wanted to be wanted."

"Happiness is a choice you make every single day."

"Beauty is a weapon. And I was going to use it."

"I was willing to do whatever it took to survive."

"The camera loves some people. And some people love the camera back."

"I've learned that the version of yourself you present to the world is often more powerful than the truth."

"You can't love someone and also betray them. One cancels out the other."

"I wanted to be a star. I wanted to shine so bright that no one could look away."

"People love a good secret. They love the holding of it, the knowing of something no one else knows."

"I've been a lot of things in my life. Not all of them have been good."