I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.

Quote by Bette Davis

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It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

I've lost my faith in science.

I've lost my faith in science.

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...

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

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...

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...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

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.

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...

With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying.

With the newspaper strike on, I wouldn't consider dying.

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...

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...