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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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...

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your...

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it...

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it...

I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign...

I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign...

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...

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...

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...

I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where...

I wouldn't worry too much about your heart. You can always put that award where...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

Everyone told me to pass on Speed because it was a 'bus movie.

Everyone told me to pass on Speed because it was a 'bus movie.

I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my...

I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my...

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be...

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be...