Actresses Quote by Tallulah Bankhead

“I have three phobias which, could I mute them,would make my life as slick as a sonnet,but dull as ditch water:I hate to go…

— Tallulah Bankhead

There have only been two authentic geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare and I think you'd better put Shakespeare first, darling.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Working on television is like being shot out of a cannon. They cram you all up with rehearsals, then someone lights a fuse and…

— Tallulah Bankhead

If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Don't be taken in by the guff that critics are killing the theater. Commonly they sin on the side of enthusiasm. Too often they…

— Tallulah Bankhead

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the…

— Tallulah Bankhead

I have enemies I've never met - that's fame.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Acting is a form of confession.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Acting is a form of confusion.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn't boring.

— Tallulah Bankhead

I have three phobias ...: I hate going to bed, get up and hate hate being alone.

— Tallulah Bankhead

A frozen daiquiri of a scorching afternoon is soothing. It makes living more tolerable.

— Tallulah Bankhead