Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacallwas an American actress known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. She was named the 20th greatest female star of Classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute, and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009, "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth16 September 1924
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
[Katharine Hepburn] was much stronger, much more opinionated than I am or ever was, and it was considered attractive on her. But not on me. I don't know. Maybe her Bryn Mawr accent was more appealing than mine.
I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look.
When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.
I find that through the sad times, work is what made my continuing, not breaking down, possible. In work, I was always someone else and I subconsciously reveled in that.
One thing I am convinced of is that the more you do, the more you can do.
I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'
Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.
I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it.
I am essentially a loner.
If you want me just whistle. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.
You can't always be a leading lady.
We live in an age of mediocrity.
Patience was not my strong point.
Naïveté, thy name is me.