Bette Davis

Film & Theater USA 1908 – 1989 101 quotes

Fierce star of All About Eve, Davis's sharp tongue delivered quotable barbs on aging and ambition.

Quotes by Bette Davis

I've always been a determined person. I never give up on my dreams.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a courageous person. I face my fears head-on.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a confident person. I believe in my abilities.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a creative person. I love to express myself through art.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a curious person. I love to learn new things.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a witty person. I love to make people laugh.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a charming person. I love to connect with people.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a graceful person. I move with elegance and poise.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a stylish person. I love to express myself through fashion.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a sophisticated person. I appreciate the finer things in life.

This 'N That 1987

I've always been a glamorous person. I love to shine bright.

This 'N That 1987

Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.

Film (All About Eve) 1950

Old age is no place for sissies.

Interview 1962

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive vanity.

Book (The Lonely Life) 1962

If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.

Interview 1970

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

Interview 1980

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and a little sparkle left in my eyes.

Speech 1975

Acting should be bigger than life; acting should be larger than life; and it should be on the stage the largest of all.

Interview 1968

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

Witty remark 1950

I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.

Interview 1987