I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Quote by Bette Davis

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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...

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...

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

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

I work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

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 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.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

It is my last wish to be burried sitting up.

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.

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...

I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.

I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.

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 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.

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...

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....

I've always liked men better than women.

I've always liked men better than women.

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

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

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

A theory must be tempered with reality.