I was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
BETTE DAVISThere was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
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Everybody has a heart. Except some people.
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Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.
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The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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I have been at war from the beginning. I’ve never looked back before. I’ve never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one’s vigil.
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I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman.
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If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.
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I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.
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Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.
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I will never be below the title.
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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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It’s better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you’re not. It’s a sign of your worth sometimes, if you’re hated by the right people.
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Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.
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I’ve been lucky. I’ll be lucky again.
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