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
I may not have been wearing a mink coat, but I was traveling with a dog. That should have made you think I was an actress!
More Bette Davis Quotes
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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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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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Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference.
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Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
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One can be respected with the truth in Hollywood just as much as anywhere else you know or else I wouldn’t have had a career.
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The real actor – like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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Home is where you go to when you’ve nowhere to go.
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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 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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I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.
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You know what I’m going to have on my gravestone? ‘She did it the hard way.’
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Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
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