116 Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

My progress reminded me of the horses in The Whip. They raced at the limit of their speed directly toward the audience. But they raced on a treadmill which canceled out their progress.

It's unlikely I'll ever submit to a psychiatrist's couch. I don't want some stranger prowling around through my psyche, monkeying with my id. I don't need an analyst to tell me that I have never had any sense of security. Who has?

I'm not at my best when I moralize or philosophize. Logic is elusive, especially to one who so rarely uses it.

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 give their blessing to trash.

In my lifetime I've been to bed with men, women, and odd pieces of furniture.

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

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

Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them.

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.