A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets.
Gloria Stuart

Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance.
Gloria Stuart

I had been told by so many people that I was going to be nominated, that I should be nominated, that there wasn't any question about my being nominated. I don't think it was a surprise.
Gloria Stuart

I have a private press. I'm a book artist. I publish books of other authors and artists. I do the illustrating. I set the type. I print it myself on my press. I do everything but bind it.
Gloria Stuart

I have enjoyed acting very much, because I know it's not for real!
Gloria Stuart

I just finished my 11th book last week, so I'm ready to start the next one.
Gloria Stuart

I love working.
Gloria Stuart

I never had a great role in a great film.
Gloria Stuart

I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.
Gloria Stuart

I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California.
Gloria Stuart

I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.
Gloria Stuart

I'm amazed. When I was 40, I thought I'd never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything.
Gloria Stuart

I've been very, very successful. It's very satisfying to me.
Gloria Stuart

In the '60s, '70s and '80s, everybody was pretty tense on the set.
Gloria Stuart

It never occurred to me that it would be a big hit internationally and forever.
Gloria Stuart

It was a struggle treating Claude Rains as my lover, but we were friendly. It was no great love affair.
Gloria Stuart

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films.
Gloria Stuart

The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that.
Gloria Stuart

There's no point in working if I'm not involved and interested.
Gloria Stuart

When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so long.
Gloria Stuart