Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Daviswas an American actress of film, television and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 April 1908
CityLowell, MA
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One can make more enemies as a female with a brain I think.
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As a female I think it's a terrible hindrance in business. I think it's a terrible hindrance for any female to have a lot of intelligence in private life, but I think in business sometimes it's even worse because there's deep resentment.
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If men found out how to give birth to children they'll never propose again.
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People stood on their chairs, cheering and waving. And it was all for me! Waves of love flooded the stage and washed over me. I started to cry. The sweetness of such a moment is impossible to describe. One is both lover and beloved. ... I'd found the one true, enduring romance of my life.
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Pray to God and say the lines.
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Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.
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Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.
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You know what I'm going to have on my gravestone? 'She did it the hard way.'
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Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.
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If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.
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Joan Crawford is a movie star. I am an actress.
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I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
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The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.
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I have been at war from the beginning. I've never looked back before. I've never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one's vigil.