I was the female Marlon Brando of my generation.
BETTE DAVISAs 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.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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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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I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
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You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
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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.
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I’d luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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The secret of marriage is: separate bedrooms and separate bathrooms.
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It’s a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.
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You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good, Joan Crawford is dead. Good.
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Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.
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Gay Liberation? I ain’t against it, it’s just that there’s nothing in it for me.
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I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman.
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I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn’t been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they’d given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I’m an Aries. I never lose.
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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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