Bette Davis

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

To look back is to relax one's vigil.

I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back.

Gay Liberation? I ain't against it, it's just that there's nothing in it for me.

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else.

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.

I've always liked men better than women.

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.

I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.