Actor Quotes by Bette Davis

8 Actor quotes by Bette Davis

Bette Davis’s eight brief statements carry the weight of a legendary career. Her words cut straight to the core of performance, offering a compact yet potent glimpse of her timeless advice.

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I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out…

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I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.

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The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard…

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The real actor - like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.

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Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.

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

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Without discipline and detachment, an actor is an emotional slob, spilling his insides out. This abandonment is having an unfortunate vogue. It…

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Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've…

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In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

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You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.

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The male ego with few exceptions is elephantine to start with.

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“Oh Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars. - Now, Voyager”

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Almost as many inhumanities are committed in the name of love as in the name of religion.

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I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with…

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Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.

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

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The secret of marriage is: separate bedrooms and separate bathrooms.

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I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous…

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The only way you can become a legend is in your coffin

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If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world.

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Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

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I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.

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