Bette Davis quotes - page 3

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears. (Bette Davis)
An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know. View quote
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I've always liked men better than women. View quote
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With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying. View quote
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From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it. View quote
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I work to stay alive. View quote
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I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay. View quote
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Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism. View quote
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I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back. View quote
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Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In my day, we earned that recognition. View quote
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It is my last wish to be burried sitting up. (Bette Davis)
Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it. View quote
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I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache. View quote
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Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years at Warners. We never went outside the studio, not even for big scenes. View quote
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I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries. View quote
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Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life. View quote
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I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep. View quote
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Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. View quote
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In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the whole - the whole - must be good. It'll never succeed if it's just the role you like. View quote
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There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne. View quote
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Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars. (Bette Davis)
Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me. View quote
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I've lost my faith in science. View quote
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In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent! View quote
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The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the movies. View quote
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