Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankheadwas an American actress of the stage and screen, and a reputed libertine. Bankhead was known for her husky voice, outrageous personality, and devastating wit. Originating some of the 20th-century theater's preeminent roles in comedy and melodrama, she gained acclaim as an actress on both sides of the Atlantic. Bankhead became an icon of the tempestuous, flamboyant actress, and her unique voice and mannerisms are often subject to imitation and parody...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth31 January 1903
CountryUnited States of America
It's unlikely I'll ever submit to a psychiatrist's couch. I don't want some stranger prowling around through my psyche, monkeying with my id. I don't need an analyst to tell me that I have never had any sense of security. Who has?
I'm not at my best when I moralize or philosophize. Logic is elusive, especially to one who so rarely uses it.
Don't be taken in by the guff that critics are killing the theater. Commonly they sin on the side of enthusiasm. Too often they give their blessing to trash.
In my lifetime I've been to bed with men, women, and odd pieces of furniture.
I have three phobias ...: I hate going to bed, get up and hate hate being alone.
I have enemies I've never met - that's fame.
Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them.
There have only been two authentic geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare and I think you'd better put Shakespeare first, darling.
I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late start without me.
I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess.
Working on television is like being shot out of a cannon. They cram you all up with rehearsals, then someone lights a fuse and - .BANG! - there you are in someone's living room.
Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know, I've been using it for years
They say it's the good girls who keep diaries. The bad girls never have the time. Me, I just wanna live a life I'm gonna remember even if I don't write it down.
A frozen daiquiri of a scorching afternoon is soothing. It makes living more tolerable.