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
generations brando my-generation
I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.
respect funny-marriage ends
Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did.
movie looks
Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.
couple age want
If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
movie gambling actors
I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.
vanity larger-than-life problem
I guess I'm larger than life. That's my problem.
alive staying-alive
I work to stay alive.
hate fall wine
Don't you hate people who drink white wine? I mean, my dear, every alcoholic in town is getting falling-down drunk on white wine. They think they aren't drunks because they only drink wine. Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.
laughing acting actors
I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.
appreciation stars today
Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In my day, we earned that recognition.
likes dull you-re-pretty
If everybody likes you, you're pretty dull.
way gravestone hard
You know what I'm going to have on my gravestone? 'She did it the hard way.'
years location sound
Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years at Warners. We never went outside the studio, not even for big scenes.
work-out world hollywood
If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.