I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

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.

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where...

I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where...

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

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...

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...

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

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.

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

Your luck is how you treat people

Your luck is how you treat people

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

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...

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

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...

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

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

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...