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When I was a kid, it was Bette Davis. She was my idol. I used to cut school and sit in the back of the theater; of course, I would have snuck in because I couldn't afford a ticket. (Lauren Bacall)
In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity. View quote
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I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage. View quote
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I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.' View quote
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They're guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more. View quote
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I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way. View quote
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A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy. View quote
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You just learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with. I spent my childhood in New York, riding on subways and buses. And you know what you learn if you're a New Yorker? The world doesn't owe you a damn thing. View quote
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I hope I'm thought of as not just a showbiz personality, but as someone who has lived a life and who has hopefully made a contribution to something along the way - someone who is a human being as well as an actress. View quote
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Well, the people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all. And I think the reason I knew most of them at the beginning was because they were of Bogie's generation, 25 years my senior, not mine. But they were the most talented people of all. View quote
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The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation. (Lauren Bacall)
God if the press ever quoted anyone correctly it would be brilliant. View quote
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It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness. View quote
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I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active. View quote
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Young people, even in Hollywood, ask me, 'Were you really married to Humphrey Bogart?' 'Well, yes, I think I was,' I reply. View quote
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I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to. View quote
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I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all. View quote
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I don't consider myself a great actress. I'm just trying to stay alive, actually. I think I'm good, and I've learned a lot, certainly, mostly in the theater. I've been sloughed off movies for years. But what can you do? That's life. View quote
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