Bette Davis Quotes
What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.
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I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.
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In Hollywood, marriages are kind of expected to fail.
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I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.
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Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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I grew up on the rough side of the tracks. If you looked like you were soft, you would be fodder for the wolves. I came up in my neighbourhood like, 'I'm just gonna be me,' and all the thugs just said, 'It's OK, he's special.' They knew I had the talent with the rhymes, so they kept me around.
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It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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In 2011, I was in Hollywood peddling 'Sicario' to constant and resounding 'no's. Texas was suffering the worst drought on record. Wildfires spread across West Texas, burning some 4 million acres and 3,000 homes. While the urban centers in Texas were experiencing an economic boom, West Texas was collapsing under the weight of drought and fires.
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Never, ever, have I felt really accepted in Hollywood.
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You could put all the talent I had into your left eye and still not suffer from impaired vision.
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I was obsessed with Hollywood from the time I was a kid. I always knew I wanted to live in Los Angeles.
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.
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The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.
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I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
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I didn't even understand the whole idea of Hollywood.
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I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.
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When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.
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I think maybe one day I'll go back to music. I don't know. I don't know if sometimes you lose a passion or you don't lose it, it becomes more personal and less about sharing it with everyone.
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It is good to have competition because that helps you survive in the long run.
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What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.
