262 Quotes by Bette Davis

You can lose everything but you can't lose your talent!

I work to stay alive.

I didn't forget your breakfast. I didn't bring your breakfast. Because you didn't eat your din-din.

I have always felt proud of my Oscars and my numerous nominations. This pride is due to the fact it was the result of voters from the members of my own profession. This, of course, is a great compliment for one's work. I hope each winner of an Oscar is as thrilled as I was when I received mine.

Strong women only marry weak men.

There is a certain ecstasy in wanting things you can't get.

At 50, I thought proudly: Here we are, half century! Being 60 was fairly frightening. You want to know how I spent my 70th birthday? I put on a completely black face, a fuzzy black Afro wig, wore black clothes and hung a black wreath on my door.

I think I'll have a large order of prognosis negative.

What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent.