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
stars monsters known
In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
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.
intelligent men married
It's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her.
romantic-love romance wave
Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.
sissy getting-old
Getting old isn't for sissies.
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.
success difficult
Being called very, very difficult is the beginning of success. Until you're called very, very difficult you're really nobody at all.
heart people
Everybody has a heart. Except some people.
movie gambling actors
I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.
heaven may ifs
There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I'm not going.
titles
I will never be below the title.
experience shapes rewards
It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
acting scripts bigger-than-life
Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.
art emotional discipline
Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It is tasteless, formless, absurd. Without containment there is no art. All this vomiting and wheezing and bursting at the seams is no more great acting than the convulsions of raving maniacs.