Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

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.

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...

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour...

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.

Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems.

Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

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...

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

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.

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own...

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own...

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.