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I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.

Bette Davis

At 50, I thought proudly: Here we are, half century! Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday? I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.
BETTE DAVIS

Black Myself Proud Thinking
People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
BETTE DAVIS

Deep Hate People
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Career Careers Hollywood Myself Respect Truth
If men found out how to give birth to children they’ll never propose again.
BETTE DAVIS

Born Children Men Sex
Your luck is how you treat people.
BETTE DAVIS

Luck People Treat Yourself
You mustn’t miss the moment. There’s only one first sailing into Rio harbor.
BETTE DAVIS

Missing Moments Sailing
There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I’m not going.
BETTE DAVIS

Hate Heaven Myself
Yes, burn your bridges.
BETTE DAVIS

Bridges One Liner Relationship Yourself
Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night! – As Margo Channing in All About Eve
BETTE DAVIS

Night Yourself
One begins to realize that one is getting old when the birthday candles weigh more than the cake.
BETTE DAVIS

Age Beginning Cake Old Time
There is a certain ecstasy in wanting things you can’t get.
BETTE DAVIS

Certain Ecstasy Happiness Human Nature Philosophy
I work to stay alive.
BETTE DAVIS

Alive Myself
Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
BETTE DAVIS

Disappointment Failure Success
Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.
BETTE DAVIS

Appearance Look Movie
It’s a very independent male creature that lives alone, and a lot of independent females who live alone. It’s all very sad but it’s much easier for both sexes to do it this way nowadays.
BETTE DAVIS

Alone Independent Man Sex
I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.
BETTE DAVIS

Action Death Myself

I was never very interested in boys – and there were plenty of them – vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.

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