Lana Turner Quotes
Born: February 8, 1921
Lana Turner, the luminous star of Hollywood’s golden age, was more than a screen siren—she was an accidental philosopher of the heart. Her life, a tapestry of glamour and resilience, taught her that love is both a fragile gift and a fierce anchor. Through triumphs and trials, Turner believed that true connection demands vulnerability, not perfection. Her words cut through the silver screen’s gloss to touch the raw, universal longing for intimacy. Today, her quotes on love and belonging endure because they speak to the soul’s quietest ache: the need to be seen, held, and cherished without pretense.
Lana Turner Quotes (25)
"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."
— Lana Turner"A gentleman is simply a patient wolf."
— Lana Turner"Since my life has been wayward and impulsive, always a search for something that is not there, and then disillusionment, I believe I need all the excuses I can make."
— Lana Turner"Some day... some day, I want to go much deeper into the human mind."
— Lana Turner"That Shaw is the most egotistical thing! He hogged the camera and spent more time with the hairdresser and the makeup man than any actor on the lot!"
— Lana Turner"Let's be honest, the physical attracts me first. Then if you get to know the man's mind and soul and heart, that's icing on the cake."
— Lana Turner"We started by playing girls who only married at the end of the picture. We didn't play wives. That came later. But the most dreadful thing was when a star had to play a mother. That was the beginning of her professional end."
— Lana Turner"It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them."
— Lana Turner"My life has been a series of emergencies."
— Lana Turner"Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, we were on our way to Las Vegas."
— Lana Turner"It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up."
— Lana Turner"Cheryl's artistically inclined. She draws and sketches, but I don't know about acting."
— Lana Turner"I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up."
— Lana Turner"Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong."
— Lana Turner"I've always loved a challenge."
— Lana Turner"Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana."
— Lana Turner"I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible."
— Lana Turner"I'm always nervous when I start a new picture."
— Lana Turner"The most important tool of my trade was a mirror."
— Lana Turner"I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!"
— Lana Turner"The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now."
— Lana Turner"I find men terribly exciting, and any girl who says she doesn't is an anemic old maid, a streetwalker, or a saint."
— Lana Turner"Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!"
— Lana Turner"I started off wanting one husband and seven children, but it ended up the other way around."
— Lana Turner"A gentleman is simply a patient wolf."
— Lana Turner