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.

There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time.

Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.

I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.

It gets tiring being a smartass.

I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.

This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.

Everybody's got a sack of rocks.

I love holidays in New York. I love 'em. I want to celebrate something all the time and New York has holidays for every day of the week, practically. I like holidays in New York City.

Sometimes, things didn't always happen as we wanted them to.

people say don't trust everyone but trust everyone and let them know you are different trust me they will never break your trust

There's so much I should say, so many things I should tell him, but in the end I tell him nothing.I cut a line and my losses, and I light a cigarette.

'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

I had always thought that I would do something that was connected to music as a career, or possibly Chinese, which was my major.

It doesn’t matter how old I get, but as long as I continue to live I’ll always discover something new about myself.

Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death.

I'm not a "conservative" because I see precious little left in this world worth conserving. Playing defense, it seems to me, can only forestall an inevitable slide into tyranny.

Vanity is easily duped. Ambition, not.

Since the Lord will not force you to learn, you must exercise your agency to authorize the Spirit to teach you.