Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney
Gene Eliza Tierney was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film Laura, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth19 November 1920
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I had been introduced to psychotherapy, in which the doctors let you talk, talk, talk, until you find the source of your problem or find another doctor.
I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.
I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.
I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me.
Movie failures are like the common cold. You can stay in bed and take aspirin for six days and recover. Or you can walk around and ignore it for six days and recover.
I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took life just as it came.
I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.
Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set.
About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient.
In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening.
I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.
Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.
I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.