I was thought to be “stuck up.” I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself.
BETTE DAVISThe best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
More Bette Davis Quotes
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Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.
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An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring. I ought to know.
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I’ve always liked men better than women.
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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.
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I was the female Marlon Brando of my generation.
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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.
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My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
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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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If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.
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I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.
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If everybody likes you, you’re pretty dull.
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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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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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In this business, until you’re known as a monster you’re not a star.
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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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