Mae West Quotes

Love thy neighbor – and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

– Mae West

Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.

– Mae West

I speak two languages: English and Body.

– Mae West

Men are easy to get but hard to keep.

– Mae West

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points.

– Mae West

It’s hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

– Mae West

I’m the one who changed my name from May to Mae. I didn’t like that ‘y’ hanging down below the line. I don’t like anything downbeat.

– Mae West

The secret of writing is to keep everything moving. Don’t let the audience think of the dishes.

– Mae West

Hiring someone to write your autobiography is like paying someone to take a bath for you.

– Mae West

Any time you got nothing to do – and lots of time to do it – come on up.

– Mae West

Too much of a good thing can be taxing.

– Mae West

I do all my writing in bed; everybody knows I do my best work there.

– Mae West

Pour him out of here.

– Mae West

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

– Mae West

A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.

– Mae West