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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I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.

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 no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

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...

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses.

What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with...

What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with...

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are...

In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

My mother would not talk to me for weeks, would not stay under my roof...

My mother would not talk to me for weeks, would not stay under my roof...

I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on...

I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on...

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...

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I...

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...

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...

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...

Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an...