I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a...

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a...

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

We cannot calculate the numbers of people who left, fled or were fished out of...

We cannot calculate the numbers of people who left, fled or were fished out of...

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many...

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many...

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

When I met Jack Kennedy, he was a serious young man with a dream. He...

When I met Jack Kennedy, he was a serious young man with a dream. He...

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems.

Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems.