From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.

Quote by Bette Davis

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Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all...

Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years...

Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

I will never be below the title.

I will never be below the title.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

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.

I've lost my faith in science.

I've lost my faith in science.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Who gossips so much around here?

Who gossips so much around here?

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...