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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

Bette Davis

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.
BETTE DAVIS

Art Artist Himself Human
I’ve lost my faith in science.
BETTE DAVIS

Faith Lost Science
Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
BETTE DAVIS

Impossible Improvement Inspirational Motivational
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Experience Mom Phone Year
Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.
BETTE DAVIS

Act Big Life
There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.
BETTE DAVIS

Alcohol Drink Life Time Woman
A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
BETTE DAVIS

Expense Happiness Lose
To look back is to relax one’s vigil.
BETTE DAVIS

Appearance Relax
I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless, volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable. I suppose I’m larger than life.
BETTE DAVIS

Character Myself
If everyone likes you, you’re not doing it right.
BETTE DAVIS

Right Yourself
People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
BETTE DAVIS

Deep Hate People
Pray to God and say the lines.
BETTE DAVIS

God Prayer
I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.
BETTE DAVIS

Believe Children Myself Parents
What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.
BETTE DAVIS

Hollywood Important Legs
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.
BETTE DAVIS

Dream Inspirational Life
I’ve been lucky. I’ll be lucky again.
BETTE DAVIS

Lucky Myself

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

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There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

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