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 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...

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

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

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known...

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 was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.

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.

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 dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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 was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional...

We cannot calculate the numbers of people who left, fled or were fished out of...

We cannot calculate the numbers of people who left, fled or were fished out of...

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...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the...