Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.

Quote by Bette Davis

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Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down...

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down...

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

Strong women only marry weak men.

Strong women only marry weak men.

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on....

A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on....

You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither.

You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither.

Sex without love is mating, love without sex is philosophy.

Sex without love is mating, love without sex is philosophy.