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

Quote by Bette Davis

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

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

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...

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.

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the...

The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the...

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

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...

Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me...

Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me...

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

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.

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense...

A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense...

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever...

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever...

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi,...

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi,...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...