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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Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

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....

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

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 work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

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...

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...

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 will never be below the title.

I will never be below the title.

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...

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

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...

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

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 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.

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

No, I am your father.

No, I am your father.

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...