I don’t want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures. – Greta Garbo
Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you’re just fair game. – Greta Garbo
There are some who want to get married and others who don’t. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a difficult person to lead. – Greta Garbo
There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them. – Greta Garbo
I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference. – Greta Garbo
My talents fall within definite limitations. I am not as versatile an actress as some think. – Greta Garbo
Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach? – Greta Garbo
Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening. – Greta Garbo
Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them. – Greta Garbo
The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won’t bother me. – Greta Garbo
