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If Hollywood didn’t work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.

Bette Davis

I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.
BETTE DAVIS

Believe Children Myself Parents
If everybody likes you, you’re pretty dull.
BETTE DAVIS

Dull Pretty Yourself
Strong women only marry weak men.
BETTE DAVIS

Man Strong Weakness Women
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
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Experience Mom Phone Year
I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless, volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable. I suppose I’m larger than life.
BETTE DAVIS

Character Myself
You know what I’m going to have on my gravestone? ‘She did it the hard way.’
BETTE DAVIS

Death Gravestone Herself Way
I’ve been lucky. I’ll be lucky again.
BETTE DAVIS

Lucky Myself
I guess I’m larger than life. That’s my problem.
BETTE DAVIS

Big Life Myself Problem
Life is the past, the present and the perhaps.
BETTE DAVIS

Future Life Past
I’m the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.
BETTE DAVIS

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

Mean Trust White Wine
We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.
BETTE DAVIS

End Fame Ourselves Stars
I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
BETTE DAVIS

Enemy Fire Hate Help
There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I’m not going.
BETTE DAVIS

Hate Heaven Myself

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