Bette Davis Quotes
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The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the movies.
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On gay men: Let me say, a more artistic, appreciative group of people for the arts does not exist ... They are more knowledgeable, more loving of the arts. They make the average male look stupid.
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To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.
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I have always felt proud of my Oscars and my numerous nominations. This pride is due to the fact it was the result of voters from the members of my own profession. This, of course, is a great compliment for one's work. I hope each winner of an Oscar is as thrilled as I was when I received mine.
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I was thought to be "stuck up." I wasn't. i was just sure of myself.
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As a female I think it's a terrible hindrance in business. I think it's a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it's even worse because there's deep resentment.
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Old age is no place for sissies.
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I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
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Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did.
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Evil people you never forget them. And that's the aim of any actress-never to be forgotten.
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Your luck is how you treat people.
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I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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I guess I'm larger than life. That's my problem.
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Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.
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If everyone likes you, you're not doing it right.
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There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I'm not going.
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Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.
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Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.
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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.
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You know what nostalgia is, don't you? It's basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
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Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.
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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.
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It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.