There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.

Quote by Bette Davis

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Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

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.

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

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

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...

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare...

I will never be below the title.

I will never be below the title.

I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.

I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.

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.

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...

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...

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

I work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.

I'd luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the...

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the...

Did you know if you yell 'Bloody Mary' 3 times in the mirror at 3am...

Did you know if you yell 'Bloody Mary' 3 times in the mirror at 3am...