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

Quote by Bette Davis

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Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.

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...

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

I work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you...

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Sex is God's joke on human beings.

Strong women only marry weak men.

Strong women only marry weak men.

In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!

In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!

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.

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...

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 will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or...

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left