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

Quote by Gene Tierney

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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...

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

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.

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...

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took...

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took...

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...

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

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...

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without...

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without...

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...

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...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.