Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a bitch. Maybe that's why Miss Crawford always plays ladies.

Quote by Bette Davis

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People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

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

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

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed...

I work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

Who gossips so much around here?

Who gossips so much around here?

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

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've lost my faith in science.

I've lost my faith in science.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign...

I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which...

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever...

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever...

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...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.

I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.