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

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...

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...

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 approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

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...

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

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.

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a...

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without...

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without...

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth...

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth...

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 up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.