Bette Davis

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation. ”

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless. ”

To look back is to relax one's vigil. ”

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back. ”

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me. ”

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else. ”

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to. ”

I've always liked men better than women. ”

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay. ”

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears. ”