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 the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.
I've tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic, and the others either give me a stiff neck or lockjaw.
Fill what is empty, empty what is full, and scratch where it itches.
I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.
If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have time.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right..
It's the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have time
Nobody can be exactly me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.
The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.
My heart is as pure as the driven slush
Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
They made me sound as if I'd been castrated.