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
titles
I will never be below the title.
disappointment success-and-failure inherent
Success is built on disappointment, and disappointment is inherent in all success.
intelligent men married
It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.
sex two three
Among the reasons marriages fail, sex ranks no higher than fourth, behind money, having only one bathroom, and an inability to communicate, reasons one, two and three.
funny-marriage spices add
An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.
stars monsters known
In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
likes ifs
If everyone likes you, you're not doing it right.
evil-people actresses never-forget
Evil people you never forget them. And that's the aim of any actress-never to be forgotten.
larger-than-life has-beens uncompromising
I have been uncompromising, peppery, intractable, monomaniacal, tactless, volatile, and oftentimes disagreeable... I suppose I'm larger than life.
night belts seats
Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night! - As Margo Channing in All About Eve
fake-people ukulele mirrors
Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.
husband party four
I was so uncomfortable at a party recently when the conversation droned on about women who are constantly getting married. I was on the edge of my chair, close to squirming in embarrassment because I myself was guilty of four husbands. I finally leaned forward and squeaked, 'But one died!
heart people
Everybody has a heart. Except some people.
acting stage-actors wonder
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.