I was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
BETTE DAVISTechnicolor makes me look like death warmed over.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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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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We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
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Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother’s old farmhouse — all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.
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Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
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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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Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
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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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There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
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Strong women only marry weak men.
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If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.
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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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There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I’m not going.
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