Film Quotes by Lauren Bacall

8 Film quotes by Lauren Bacall

Bacall’s timeless elegance shines in eight short reflections about movies. Her poised, witty voice offers a quick, sophisticated glimpse into her view of the silver screen.

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Film is not a woman's medium. If you weren't the hottest kid in town, men stayed away from you.

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It's not an old movie if you haven't seen it.

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Movies are great fun and wonderful when they're good. But you never get to see them till six months after they're finished.…

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The industry is s**t, it's the medium that's great.

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Howard Hawks said he'd like to put me in a film with Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Cary Grant-terrific! Humphrey…

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Yes, I saw Twilight - my granddaughter made me watch it, she said it was the greatest vampire film ever. After the…

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I adored 'Breaking The Waves,' so when Lars von Trier wanted me in 'Dogville,' I was beside myself with joy. He works…

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I'm a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a marvelous actor. He stands alone, I think.

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Losing Bogey was horrible, obviously. Because he was young. And because he gave me my life. I wouldn't have had a - I don't…

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Very few people want to hear the truth. Bogie was like that, my mother was like that, and I'm like that. I believe in…

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I don't consider myself a great actress. I'm just trying to stay alive, actually. I think I'm good, and I've learned a lot, certainly,…

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I wasn't brought up as a society girl to go to balls and be a debutante and marry the social set and money and…

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He named me. He liked the sound of it. And I said, well, all right. I felt a little odd about it. I don't…

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I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent.

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Film is not a woman's medium. If you weren't the hottest kid in town, men stayed away from you.

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Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

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I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.

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It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness.

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