Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

- Rosalind Russell

Moments. A couple of moments that people remember, that they can take with them, is what makes a good movie.

- Rosalind Russell

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

- Rosalind Russell

Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can't send away for it in a catalogue. And I'm afraid it's becoming obsolete.

- Rosalind Russell

Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation?

- Rosalind Russell

Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.

- Rosalind Russell

Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

- Rosalind Russell

It's fine to have talent, but talent is the last of it. In an acting career, as in an acting performance, you've got to have vitality. The secret of …

- Rosalind Russell

Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.

- Rosalind Russell