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> [I used up every cent I earned as an actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-used-up-every-cent-i-earned-as-an-actress/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

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> [I used up every cent I had earned as an actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-used-up-every-cent-i-had-earned-as-an-actress/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

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## More by Gene Tierney

> [I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-have-a-role-now-that-i-think-becomes-me-i-am-a-grandmother/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/when-my-mood-was-high-i-seemed-normal-even-buoyant-i-felt-smarter-i/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/the-word-actress-has-always-seemed-less-a-job-description-to-me-than/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage or screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/rehearsals-and-screening-rooms-are-often-unreliable-because-they-can/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [I simply did not want my face to be my talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-simply-did-not-want-my-face-to-be-my-talent/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-knew-i-could-not-cope-with-the-future-unless-i-was-able-to/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/the-main-cause-of-my-difficulties-stemmed-from-the-tragedy-of-my/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/men-are-wonderful-i-adore-them-they-always-give-you-the-benefit-of/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [Joe Schenck, a top 20th Century-Fox executive, once said to me that he really believed I had a future, and that was because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/joe-schenck-a-top-20th-century-fox-executive-once-said-to-me-that-he/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-remember-the-1940s-as-a-time-when-we-were-united-in-a-way-known/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/everyone-should-see-hollywood-once-i-think-through-the-eyes-of-a/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-had-no-romantic-interest-in-gable-i-considered-him-an-older-man/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/when-you-have-spent-an-important-part-of-your-life-playing-let-s/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/i-am-not-the-kind-of-woman-who-excuses-her-mistakes-while-reminding/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

> [As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-tierney/as-an-actress-i-was-trained-to-show-emotion-i-did-not-feel-or-no/)

[Gene Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-tierney/)

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