262 Quotes by Bette Davis

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.

I've lost my faith in science.

I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.

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

Locations are all tough, all miserable. I never left the sound stage for 18 years at Warners. We never went outside the studio, not even for big scenes.

I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packs more sex than two naked bodies in bed.

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.

You mustn't miss the moment. There's only one first sailing into Rio harbor.

Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life.