I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

I was supposedly named after the Bette Davis character in 'The Letter' by my sister.

— Leslie Uggams

I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't…

— Imelda Staunton

I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell.

— Richard Griffiths

I think that the work that Bette Davis and Joan Crawford did was truly extraordinary, and that's their legacy. Not the other petty stuff.

— Ryan Murphy

Bette davis was one tough bitch!

— Sharon Stone

Even as a kid, I was more enchanted watching Bette Davis than Errol Flynn.

— Richard LaGravenese

“We worked so hard,” [Joan Blondell] said, “and hardly ever had a day off . . . Saturday was a working day and we…

— Eve Golden

Oh, yes, we were on location with Another Man's Poison, which I wrote for Bette Davis.

— Val Guest

I'd love to play a femme fatale in a film noir. I'm thinking of one of those roles that Lauren Bacall or Bette Davis…

— Diana Quick

“[joan crawford] slept with every male star at MGM, except lassie. [joan crawford] ha dormito con ogni star maschile della MGM, eccetto lassie.”

— bette davis

I mean, I see the old interviews with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford, these characters clawed their way up - what stories.

— Alan Carr

Look, you're either loved or hated. Which is a good thing, as Bette Davis used to say.

— Mario Cantone

It's more interesting to put yourself in the place of Bette Davis than Irene Dunne, I guess.

— Charles Busch

She's got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes.

— Kim Carnes

“When I heard the gunshots, though, I knew - knew beyond the shadow of a doubt - that somewhere in Los Angeles Bette Davis…

— Richard Valley