I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own...

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own...

I always tried to play my hunches.

I always tried to play my hunches.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to...

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

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...

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who...

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who...

What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with...

What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with...

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of...

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of...

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...

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.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth...

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth...

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...