It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
BETTE DAVISI want to die with my high heels on, still in action.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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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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The real actor – like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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Yes, burn your bridges.
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If everybody likes you, you’re pretty dull.
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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.
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I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn’t dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
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You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
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You can lose everything but you can’t lose your talent!
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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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I will never be below the title.
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I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.
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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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Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it’s not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.
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There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen.
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I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
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