Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew. — Gene Tierney Copy Share Image
When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb — Gene Tierney Copy Share
The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title — Gene Tierney Copy Share
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. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
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… — Gene Tierney Copy Share
I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common… — Gene Tierney Copy Share
Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all. — Gene Tierney Copy Share
