This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.

Drama drama drama. The public wants it, so let them get the whole ugly mess. Why not?

You can't be funny unless you're tragic, and you can't be tragic unless you're funny.

There's something exciting about being afraid.

I was so happy I didn't have to work that night. That was the truth, because show business is about the hardest profession in the world.

For me, going to London is like coming home. In fact, I've often entertained the idea of ending my days there.

Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she's probably the best movie actress there's ever been.