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

Quote by Bette Davis

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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.

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

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

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

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...

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.

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

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

Your luck is how you treat people

Your luck is how you treat people

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 survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

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...

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

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...

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

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 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...

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.

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.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

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...