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.
BETTE DAVISI have been at war from the beginning. I’ve never looked back before. I’ve never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one’s vigil.
More Bette Davis Quotes
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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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The real female should be partly male and the real male should be partly female anyway.
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I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.
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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.
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I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.
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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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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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Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.
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Pray to God and say the lines.
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There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
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I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.
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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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Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.
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Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have 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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