Occupation: Actress Birth: August 17, 1893 Death: November 22, 1980
Too many Broadway actors in motion pictures lost their grip on success--had a feeling that none of it had ever happened on that sun-drenched coast, t….
Some of the wildest men make the best pets..
Well behaved women do not make history..
All the raves were just words. You don't want to let words confuse you. Words come cheap..
The best way to hold a man is in your arms..
When women go wrong, men go right after them..
A man in love is like a clipped coupon - it's time to cash in..
A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep..
I consider sex a misdemeanor, the more I miss, de meaner I get..
All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else..
Never ask a man where he has been..
Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'..
Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier..
Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up..
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it..
Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success..
Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it..
JUDGE: Are you trying to show contempt for this court? MAE WEST: I was doin' my best to hide it..
Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?.
Love is the only industry which can't operate on a five-day week..
I freely chose the kind of life I led because I was convinced that a woman has as much right as a man to live the way she does if she does no actual ….