Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
BETTE MIDLEREven if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years.
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I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you’re bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it’s going to make you miserable?
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I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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Even if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years.
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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That’s what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.
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The outside world doesn’t have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They’d never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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