One famous movie executive, who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. ‘Mr X,’ I said, ‘I thought you were a producer, not an exhibitor.’ Shirley Temple Read Quote
Shirley Temple doesn’t hurt Shirley Temple Black. Shirley Temple helps Shirley Temple Black. She is thought of as a friend – which I am! Shirley Temple Read Quote
When I saw work shoes, I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shiny, pointed shoes as a child. Shirley Temple Read Quote
I’ve been blessed with three wonderful careers: motion pictures and television, wife, mother and grandmother… and diplomatic services for the United States government. Shirley Temple Read Quote
Men say, ‘I’ve loved you since I was 7 years old,’ and I say, ‘Well, you never contacted me.’ And very often women say, ‘Do youuuuuu know what I have?’ and I want to say, ‘Yessssssss, I do.’ Because inevitably the answer is, ‘An original Shirley Temple doll.’ Shirley Temple Read Quote
Studio chief Winfield Sheehan wanted me to remain a little girl. If I lost my innocence, he said, it would show in my eyes. Shirley Temple Read Quote
If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn’t change anything. I probably would have paid for the pleasure of working. Shirley Temple Read Quote
I remember telling President Carter on his first night, when I was escorting people around, that I was interested in continuing public service and that politics didn’t matter – but it does, doesn’t it? Shirley Temple Read Quote
