Check out my best 5 Mae West quotations that will definitely have you rolling in the aisles.
When you mentioned sin-sational Mae West, her three obvious traits come to mind.
Her bosomy hourglass figure, swathed in feathers, furs and diamonds, languid postures and her bawdy double entendres.
This daring ‘mistress of vulgarity’ with her naughty and cheerful sense of humor, started off in vaudeville and on the stage.
Then Mae West moved to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress, and also a writer in the motion picture industry, as well as appearing on radio and television.
This Hollywood icon was notorious for her self-written plays which dealt with so-called adult subject matter.
Among them are: Sex, The Wicked Age, Pleasure Man, and The Constant Sinner
Best 5 Mae West Quotations
Now, let’s have a rollicking time going through the best five Mae West quotations:
“When I’m good I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.” – Mae West
(The quote is from the 1933 movie “I’m No Angel“)
(The quote is heard in this movie clip of I’m No Angel; 0:14 – 8)
(The quote is also heard in this 1978 movie clip Sextette; 1:16-22)
“Women are as old as they feel – and men are old when they lose their feelings.” – Mae West
(The Wit And Wisdom Of Mae West By Mae West, Edited By Joseph Weintraub, G. P. Putnam, 1967, P. 43)
“She’s the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.” – Mae West
(The Wit And Wisdom Of Mae West By Mae West, Edited By Joseph Weintraub, G. P. Putnam, 1967, P. 32)
(The quote is also found in: The Paramount pretties By James Robert Parish, Arlington House, 1972, P. 307)
“Give a man a free hand and he’ll try to put it all over you.” – Mae West
(The Wit And Wisdom Of Mae West By Mae West, Edited By Joseph Weintraub, G. P. Putnam, 1967, P. 43)
(The quote is also found in: Mae West: A Biography By Fergus Cashin, W. H. Allen, 1981, P. 126)
“Women with “pasts” interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.” – Mae West
(The Wit And Wisdom Of Mae West By Mae West, Edited By Joseph Weintraub, G. P. Putnam, 1967, P. 61)
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