Quotes

[in an interview in "The New York Times"] Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual - I know it. Tell me I'm funny and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.

It was so wonderful being on Batman (1966) because you could be nasty and mean, and in the '50s, women could never - unless you were some "B" picture actress - be mean, bad and nasty. It was so satisfying; I can't tell you how satisfying it was.

[in an interview in "Star Trek Magazine" #1 (September / October 2006)] Star Trek (1966) - oh my goodness, what a following that show has! I get asked about it all the time, and I receive lots of fan mail from it, even though I only did one episode.

[on July 2008] Today, I walk - but very slowly. My balance is also affected. People might think I've had too much to drink, but I never drank, smoked or took drugs my entire life. If I'm out in public, I grab on to some charming, darling fellow who can steady me. I've been encouraged by the many men who have offered me their shoulders.

[on fans of the Catwoman] It's an honor - it really is - that something stays for so long with people in the sweet depths of their feelings.

[on seeing a Catwoman tattoo] I've seen some interesting flesh . . . It wasn't just the Catwoman. It was me.

Whenever I'm stopped on the street, men tell me, "Ms. Newmar, did you know that you were my first turn-on? . . . How old were you?".

I've had a curious relationship with my doctors. On one hand, they haven't made much money off of me over the past few decades. But then they tell me to "keep up the good work", and so I do.

[on the death of Adam West on June 9, 2017] Stellar, exemplar, a king to the end. He was bright, witty and fun to work with. I will miss him in the physical world and savor him always in the world of imagination and creativity. He meant so much to people. A friend said, "The father that we wanted". That is a great gift, no matter how you live it.