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
concern drain strong suck vampires weak
The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter. They are everyone's concern and like vampires they suck our life's blood.
beautiful brown known miss
I was never beautiful like Miss Hayworth or Miss Lamarr. I was known as the little brown wren. Who'd want to get me at the end of the picture?
I'll play with it first and tell you what it is later.
accompany guests suggest sure
If my guests do not like it here, I suggest they accompany you to the nursery... where I am sure you will all feel more at home.
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I must start wearing a watch. I never have you know.
gary husbands macho man mr none
Gary was a macho man, but none of my husbands was ever man enough to become Mr
deep fond oscar rather shows
Oh, I'm rather fond of him that way. It shows that deep down he's a fake." -on her graying 1935 Oscar for Jezebel.
buried last sitting wish
It is my last wish to be buried sitting up.
regret apology enemy
I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
baby art entertainment
The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
happiness happy want
A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.
past life-is
Life is the past, the present and the perhaps.
believe home i-believe
I believe one should be a woman at home.
inspirational life dream
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.