Evelyn Keyes Quotes

United States, Actress
November 20, 1916 – July, 4, 2008.

Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.

I got to star in my own movies. I even had my name above the title in some cases. But what am I known for? My bit part.

Evelyn Keyes
- Star
- Movies
- Cases
To become a big movie star like Joan Crawford you need to wear blinders and pay single-minded attention to your career. Nobody paid attention to me, including me. I was the original Cinderella girl, looking for the happy ending in the fairy story. But my fantasy prince never came.

Evelyn Keyes
- Happy
- Career
- Attention

I was always looking for the same man - a strong father figure.

Evelyn Keyes
- Father
- Man
... shouldn't everything you do matter if you're bothering at all? Not to hold on when it's over, that's the trick.

Evelyn Keyes
- Trick
- Bothering
I was the original Cinderella girl, looking for the happy ending in the fairy story. But my fantasy prince never came.

Evelyn Keyes
- Happy
- Prince
- Fantasy
I have often wondered what my life would have been like if I had needed a size thirty-eight bra instead of a modest thirty-four.

Evelyn Keyes
- My Life
- Wondered
- Bra
I was always interested in the man of the moment - and there were so many such moments.

Evelyn Keyes
- Moments
- Interested
You can't be disappointed unless you try something to be disappointed over.

Evelyn Keyes
- Disappointed

I'm the first to admit that I never achieved my potential as an actress.

Evelyn Keyes
- Actress
- Achieved
- Admit