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
number performance
Performance number 1,000, if I play it that long, will take place in a well-padded booby-hatch.
buried last sitting wish
It is my last wish to be buried sitting up.
nice grandmother swings
Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother's old farmhouse -- all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.
mistake bugs doe
Once the love bug wears off, as it inevitably does, you are shocked to discover that you really didn't know the object of your affections at all. We know this to be so, even as we repeat the same mistake over and over and over.
sissy getting-old
Getting old is not for sissies.
sissy getting-old
Getting old isn't for sissies.
heartless quality stuck-up
I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
generations brando my-generation
I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.
time women originals
She's the original good time who was had by all.
clothes suddenly taken three
Three years ago I was forty... forty! Four-oh! That slipped out. Now I suddenly feel as if I've taken all my clothes off.