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
hero giving people
There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss. There was a truth to them that all the slick credulity of today cannot touch.
pay back-to-work groceries
I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.
ego males exception
The male ego with few exceptions is elephantine to start with.
time women originals
She's the original good time who was had by all.
race rats innocence
In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!
goal aries new-goal
Success only breeds a new goal
lucky
I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.
movie inspiring stars
Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.
theatre lines praying
Pray to God and say the lines.
food breakfast forget-you
I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your din-din.
talent loses
You can lose everything but you can't lose your talent!
funny sexy waiting
From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.
eye ostriches hair
I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.
winning missing done
I wanted to be the first to win three Oscars, but Miss Hepburn has done it. Actually it hasn't been done. Miss Hepburn only won half an Oscar. If they'd given me half an Oscar I would have thrown it back in their faces. You see, I'm an Aries. I never lose.