When I met Jack Kennedy, he was a serious young man with a dream. He was not a womanizer, not as I understood the term.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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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...

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 am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of...

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 was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often...

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the...

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the...

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one...

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.

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

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

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had...

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest,...

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many...

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many...

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour...

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour...

Throughout my career, I was to be cast as a frontier girl, an aristocrat, an...

Throughout my career, I was to be cast as a frontier girl, an aristocrat, an...

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.

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...

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no...