People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.

Quote by Bette Davis

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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.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man's pocket without resorting to violence.

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...

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...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

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...

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...

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....

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

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...

Who gossips so much around here?

Who gossips so much around here?

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...

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.

You are the music while the music lasts.

You are the music while the music lasts.

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...