Mae West Quotes

United States, Playwright
August 17, 1893 – November, 22, 1980.

Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.

Also known as Television Actor, Film Actor, Screenwriter, Singer, Writer, Stage Actor, Actor

I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.

Mae West
- Stage
- Just
- Broadway
I never loved another person the way I loved myself.

Mae West
- Myself
- Never
- Loved

A hard man is good to find.

Mae West
- Good
- Man
- Find
I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

Mae West
- Like
- Go
- Far
Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Mae West
- Great
- Marriage
- Ready
Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign.

Mae West
- Men
- Like
- Two
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

Mae West
- Funny
- Always
- Never
Why don't you come up sometime and see me? … Come on up, I'll tell your fortune.

Mae West
- Up
- Why

Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.

Mae West
I've always had a weakness for foreign affairs.

Mae West
To a young actor: How tall are you without your horse? Six foot, seven inches. Never mind the six feet. Let's talk about the seven inches!

Mae West
- Mind
- Horse
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

Mae West
- Always
- Never
- Try
When women go wrong, men go right after them.

Mae West
- Men
- Women
- Wrong
When you got the personality, you don't need the nudity.

Mae West
- Personality

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?

Mae West
- Gun
To her British lover about to climb in bed with 80-something Mae: She said that she hoped soon to be able to say what Paul Revere said - 'The British are coming'. This was the last one-liner Mae ever uttered on film.

Mae West
- She