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
cheer people romance
People stood on their chairs, cheering and waving. And it was all for me! Waves of love flooded the stage and washed over me. I started to cry. The sweetness of such a moment is impossible to describe. One is both lover and beloved. ... I'd found the one true, enduring romance of my life.
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.
people actresses dislike
People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.
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.
evil-people actresses never-forget
Evil people you never forget them. And that's the aim of any actress-never to be forgotten.
heart people
Everybody has a heart. Except some people.
people sometimes hated
It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people.
people luck treats
Your luck is how you treat people.
sake said
I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling.
home thinking work-out
Actually, I think business women are better women at home, if you want to know the truth because you do understand what goes into a day's work out in the world, a very nerve-racking affair.
jobs men thinking
I don't think in business it matters whether you're a man or a woman if you can do your job and have a brain.
sex independent female
It's a very independent male creature that lives alone, and a lot of independent females who live alone. It's all very sad but it's much easier for both sexes to do it this way nowadays.
writing thinking female
Women are the essential part of the theater but the writers are not writing about women. I think they're too perplexed about the whole female situation probably.
honesty thinking hollywood
They say that in Hollywood one can't be honest, but I think honesty counts in Hollywood just as much as it does anywhere else. I think it's just too much trouble to be dishonest and keep up with yourself.