262 Quotes by Bette Davis

Anything cruel I do is mental, not physical.

Some young Hollywood starlets remind me of my grandmother’s old farmhouse – all painted up nice on the front side, a big swing on the backside, and nothing whatsoever in the attic.

The real actor – like any real artistj- has a direct line to the collective heart.

I’ve always liked men better than women.

I would rather have a go at something I feel, and be hurt, than always be protecting myself – that way one does not really live.

In this business, until you’re known as a monster you’re not a star.

I gave her a look that would exterminate lice.

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

One nurse told me to say please when I asked her to do something. She should consider herself luck to be in one piece today.