11+ Joan Fontaine Quotes On Marriage, Death

Joan Fontaine was a British actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for her Academy Award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940) and her Academy Award-nominated performance in Suspicion (1941). She was the first actor to win an Academy Award for a performance in a Hitchcock film. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Joan Fontaine on love, marriage, death.

I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it! — Joan Fontaine

It seems there's just no room left for elegance in this paper-plate, blue-jean world. And I, for one, think it's a shame. — Joan Fontaine

The main problem in marriage is that, for a man, sex is a hunger-like eating. If the man is hungry and can't get to a fancy French restaurant, he'll go to a hot dog stand. For a woman, what's important is love and romance. — Joan Fontaine

One puzzling thing about men -- they allow their sex instinct to drive them to where their intelligence never would take them. — Joan Fontaine

My sister is a very peculiar lady. When we were young, I wasn't allowed to talk to her friends. Now I'm not allowed to talk to her children, nor are they permitted to see me. This is the nature of the lady. Doesn't bother me at all. — Joan Fontaine

Marriage, as an institution, is as dead as the dodo bird. — Joan Fontaine

You know, I've had a helluva life. Not just the acting part. I've flown in an international balloon race. I've piloted my own plane. I've ridden to the hounds. I've done a lot of exciting things. — Joan Fontaine

[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them? — Joan Fontaine

You know, I've had a helluva life. — Joan Fontaine

The theater audience is the ultimate teacher, instructing the actor on the degree to which he has executed both the author's and the director's intent. — Joan Fontaine

If you keep marrying as I do, you learn everybody's hobby. — Joan Fontaine

Life Lessons by Joan Fontaine

1. Joan Fontaine's career demonstrates the importance of resilience and determination in achieving success.
2. She showed that it is possible to overcome obstacles and setbacks to reach one's goals.
3. Her work also highlights the power of collaboration and teamwork in achieving success.