I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was...

I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was...

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home...

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home...

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat,...

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat,...

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took...

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took...

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was...

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was...

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the...

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the...