A biography for Amanda Blakehasn’t been written yet.
“Being married, having children, a home and being happy. Without these things, nothing else matters.”
“Gunsmoke' had been a successful radio show for many years before and I was determined to go with it on TV.”
“My first two years, with Metro, were quite unproductive. Then I had a year at Columbia that was a complete disaster.”
“I was commuting between Hollywood and Phoenix. It wasn't unusual for me to fly between the two cities two or three times a week.”
“I've become a lazy-type actress and I'm glad.”
“I need to be free.”
“The first really good piece I ever bought for myself was right after 'Gunsmoke' started. I couldn't wait to get my first pay check so I could buy that pinky finger ring, with diamonds and emeralds.”
“Being married to your best friend, that's happiness.”
“I like being independent, so that when I go home at night nobody says, 'What time's dinner?'”
“I've been playing Tarzan and Jane since I was a kid.”
“I am very fair and sunburn easily.”
“It's killing for fun or profit I can't stand. There's a difference between an Eskimo killing a seal for survival and some dumb broad strolling down Fifth Avenue in a leopard coat.”
“Leopard coats are fantastic. But on the leopard.”
“I see red only twice - when I took in the mirror and when I read that I'm a second Greer Garson.”
“You mustn't forget that the face is only part of the picture. Most women center too much attention on the face and too little on the figure.”
“I had never been much for outdoor activities.”
“My movie career wasn't going that well.”
“I like living alone.”
“I don't even know how to explain my house, it's so crazy.”
“I think in the summer it's a good idea to use a body lotion after your shower; bath or sunbath. If you wait until you are dried out, your skin will not only look rough, but it will feel uncomfortable too.”