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.
BETTE DAVISSome 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.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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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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There’s only one way to work — like hell.
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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
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Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night! – As Margo Channing in All About Eve
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I will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.
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Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn’t do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up.
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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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Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.
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You can lose everything but you can’t lose your talent!
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I didn’t forget your breakfast. I didn’t bring your breakfast. Because you didn’t eat your din-din.
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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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The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can’t get work in the movies.
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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 never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.
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I’ve been lucky. I’ll be lucky again.
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