Film Quotes by Barbara Stanwyck
124 quotes
Naomi Murdoch:
We're a big disappointment to each other, aren't we? You've got a mother with no principles; I've got a daughter with no guts.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Naomi Murdoch)
in
All I Desire
(1953)
Naomi Murdoch:
You don't know how unimportant success is until you've had it.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Naomi Murdoch)
in
All I Desire
(1953)
Norma Miller Vale:
I guess that's the hardest job to learn in the whole world... how to give love and expect nothing in return.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Norma)
in
There's Always Tomorrow
(1956)
Norma Miller Vale:
I never knew how to give love - only to take it.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Norma)
in
There's Always Tomorrow
(1956)
Norma Miller Vale:
Love is a very reckless thing. Maybe it isn't even a good thing. When you're young and in love, nothing matters except your own satisfaction. The tragic thing about growing older is that you can't be quite as reckless anymore.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Norma)
in
There's Always Tomorrow
(1956)
Regina Forbes:
[after a spontaneous kiss] What was that for?
Mike Brannan: I just wanted to do it.
Regina Forbes: You're some kind of guy!
Mike Brannan: I just wanted to do it.
Regina Forbes: You're some kind of guy!
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Regina Forbes)
in
To Please a Lady
(1950)
Regina Forbes:
It's like the Fourth of July and the heavyweight fight and the World Series all rolled into one.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Regina Forbes)
in
To Please a Lady
(1950)
Shelby Barret Wyatt:
Well, this *is* a surprise! That's a pretty old line, but it seems to fit.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Shelby Barret Wyatt)
in
The Woman in Red
(1935)
Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas:
I've always been known to have a stack of style!
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Stella Martin 'Stell' Dallas)
in
Stella Dallas
(1937)
Vance Jeffords:
I don't think I like being in love. It puts a bit in my mouth.
--
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Vance Jeffords)
in
The Furies
(1950)