All Bette Davis Quotes
- She did it the hard way. Hard
- Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies. Anyone
- Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night! - As Margo Channing in All About Eve All
- The male ego with few exceptions is elephantine to start with. Ego
- I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries. Groceries
- There was more good acting at Hollywood parties than ever appeared on the screen. Acting
- If Hollywood didn't work out, I was prepared to be the best secretary in the world. Best
- I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived. Dame
- You know what I'm going to have on my gravestone? 'She did it the hard way.' Gravestone
- You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Joan Crawford is dead. Good. Bad
- What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent. Blondes
- There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I'm not going. Crawford
- Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater. Art
- The act of sex, gratifying as it may be, is God's joke on humanity. It is man's last desperate stand at superintendency. Act
- Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants… Actress
- Being called very, very difficult is the beginning of success. Until you're called very, very difficult you're really nobody at all. All
- I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director. Any
- Pray to God and say the lines. God
- I want to die with my high heels on, still in action. Action
- It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that… Any
- If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it. African
- I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your din-din. Breakfast
- You've got to know someone pretty well to hate them. Hate
- Yes, burn your bridges. Bridges
- Your luck is how you treat people. Inspirational