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The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.

Bette Davis

The world’s all full of thoughts about wars and space, and tragedies to the world. That’s what writers are thinking about because that’s what the world is thinking about.
BETTE DAVIS

Space Thinking War
Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.
BETTE DAVIS

Actors Artist Difference
Yes, burn your bridges.
BETTE DAVIS

Bridges One Liner Relationship Yourself
I’d marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he’d be dead within a year.
BETTE DAVIS

Death Funny Inspirational Marriage Money
The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
BETTE DAVIS

Art Baby Entertainment
I work to stay alive.
BETTE DAVIS

Alive Myself
Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they’re phonies.
BETTE DAVIS

Mean Trust White Wine
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Family Hollywood Myself Young
I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.
BETTE DAVIS

Achievement End Forever Goal Myself Success
The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.
BETTE DAVIS

Art Artist Himself Human
Among the reasons marriages fail, sex ranks no higher than fourth, behind money, having only one bathroom, and an inability to communicate, reasons one, two and three.
BETTE DAVIS

Marriage Money Sex
What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.
BETTE DAVIS

Hollywood Important Legs
Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.
BETTE DAVIS

Art Herself Opinion Women
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Dream Inspirational Life
I was the female Marlon Brando of my generation.
BETTE DAVIS

Female Generation Myself
My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
BETTE DAVIS

Hands Myself Passion Purpose Togetherness Work
I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
BETTE DAVIS

Enemy Fire Hate Help
She’s the original good time who was had by all.
BETTE DAVIS

Goodness Time Women
Getting old is not for sissies.
BETTE DAVIS

Age Old
The only way you can become a legend is in your coffin
BETTE DAVIS

Death Inspirational Reality
You know what nostalgia is, don’t you? It’s basically a matter of recalling the fun without reliving the pain.
BETTE DAVIS

Fun Pain Yourself
I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
BETTE DAVIS

Live Myself
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
BETTE DAVIS

Acting Stage Actors Wonderful
You’ve got to know someone pretty well to hate them.
BETTE DAVIS

Hate Yourself
You can lose everything but you can’t lose your talent!
BETTE DAVIS

Inspirational Lose Talent Yourself
Oh, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We’ve already got the stars.
BETTE DAVIS

Inspirational Movie Stars
People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
BETTE DAVIS

Deep Hate People

The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.

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