It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are neurotic, or they would not be actors.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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

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

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 remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

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

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

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 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 followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat,...

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat,...

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...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

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

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

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 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...

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 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...

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on...

I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on...

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.