When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb.

Quote by Gene Tierney

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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...

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge...

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

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

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

Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the...

Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the...

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.

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

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

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who...

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who...

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

I always tried to play my hunches.

I always tried to play my hunches.

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of...

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.

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...