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Lauren Bacall quotes: Let's face it: I want it alljust like you and everybody else. It may not be in the cards, but the prospect is so dazzling that I have to try. Let's face it: I want it all
just like you and everybody else. It may not be in the cards, but the prospect is so dazzling that I have to try.
Lauren Bacall quotes: It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially. It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially.
Lauren Bacall quotes: If I could have lived as an actress in any period, it would have been the 1920s - I would have loved to have been part of that speakeasy era. If I could have lived as an actress in any period, it would have been the 1920s - I would have loved to have been part of that speakeasy era.
Lauren Bacall quotes: God - if the press ever quoted anyone correctly, it would be brilliant. God - if the press ever quoted anyone correctly, it would be brilliant.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.
Lauren Bacall quotes: The industry is s**t, it's the medium that's great. The industry is s**t, it's the medium that's great.
Lauren Bacall quotes: In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity. In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity.
Lauren Bacall quotes: There were times, sure, I wanted my career to go better. But once it starts to go downhill, you can never get back, or only to some degree. There were times, sure, I wanted my career to go better. But once it starts to go downhill, you can never get back, or only to some degree.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident. Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident.
Lauren Bacall quotes: His attention span was not long, shall we say? His attention span was not long, shall we say?
Lauren Bacall quotes: You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought
Lauren Bacall quotes: I don't have an entourage. In fact, I have no live-in help. I don't have an entourage. In fact, I have no live-in help.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active. I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way. I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.' I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'
Lauren Bacall quotes: I am not a has-been. I am a will be. I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'll miss Hollywood. Of the twenty friends I thought I had, I'll miss the six I really had. I'll miss Hollywood. Of the twenty friends I thought I had, I'll miss the six I really had.
Lauren Bacall quotes: You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now. You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it. I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it ... I'm liberal. The L word! I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it ... I'm liberal. The L word!
Lauren Bacall quotes: Always I'm feeling, 'You're never going to work again.' That's going to happen one day, but I hope I'm not alive. Always I'm feeling, 'You're never going to work again.' That's going to happen one day, but I hope I'm not alive.
Lauren Bacall quotes: What is the point of working all your life and then stopping? What is the point of working all your life and then stopping?
Lauren Bacall quotes: From my own self-analysis, which I seldom indulge in, I am what I am. From my own self-analysis, which I seldom indulge in, I am what I am.
Lauren Bacall quotes: A famous love story is hard to maintain when you both live in the spotlight. A famous love story is hard to maintain when you both live in the spotlight.
Lauren Bacall quotes: You learn to rise above a lot of bad things that happen in your life. And you have to keep going. You learn to rise above a lot of bad things that happen in your life. And you have to keep going.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'm crazy enough to believe in taking chances in every way, in making choices and gambling with your life. That's the kind of gambling I believe in. I'm crazy enough to believe in taking chances in every way, in making choices and gambling with your life. That's the kind of gambling I believe in.
Lauren Bacall quotes: It's not an old movie if you haven't seen it. It's not an old movie if you haven't seen it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: A planned life is a dead life. A planned life is a dead life.
Lauren Bacall quotes: When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life. Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.
Lauren Bacall quotes: To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived. To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Young people, even in Hollywood, ask me, 'Were you really married to Humphrey Bogart?' 'Well, yes, I think I was,' I reply. Young people, even in Hollywood, ask me, 'Were you really married to Humphrey Bogart?' 'Well, yes, I think I was,' I reply.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing.
Lauren Bacall quotes: People should tell your children what life is all about it's about work ... People should tell your children what life is all about
it's about work ...
Lauren Bacall quotes: Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy. Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.
Lauren Bacall quotes: As long as I can walk and talk, I'll try almost anything. I say "almost" because the high wire is definitely out. As long as I can walk and talk, I'll try almost anything. I say "almost" because the high wire is definitely out.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I always wanted to work with Spencer Tracy, which never happened, although I knew him well. And I never worked with Cary Grant. I always wanted to work with Spencer Tracy, which never happened, although I knew him well. And I never worked with Cary Grant.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent. I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent.
Lauren Bacall quotes: My definition of a star is someone who really lasts for a very long time. My definition of a star is someone who really lasts for a very long time.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Half of life's problems disappear when one's head is healthy. Half of life's problems disappear when one's head is healthy.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'm a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a marvelous actor. He stands alone, I think. I'm a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a marvelous actor. He stands alone, I think.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Patience was not my strong point. Patience was not my strong point.
Lauren Bacall quotes: It was Howard Hawks who changed my life. It was Howard Hawks who changed my life.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant. Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant.
Lauren Bacall quotes: In actual fact, I've never been one, even from childhood, to kind of analyze myself very much. In actual fact, I've never been one, even from childhood, to kind of analyze myself very much.
Lauren Bacall quotes: One thing I am convinced of is that the more you do, the more you can do. One thing I am convinced of is that the more you do, the more you can do.
Lauren Bacall quotes: No, I don't like legend. I mean, I don't like the category. And to begin with, to me, a legend is something that is not on the Earth, that is No, I don't like legend. I mean, I don't like the category. And to begin with, to me, a legend is something that is not on the Earth, that is dead
Lauren Bacall quotes: Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you're alive, it isn't. Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you're alive, it isn't.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Childhood anxieties, childhood fears, never disappear entirely. They fade, but not away. Childhood anxieties, childhood fears, never disappear entirely. They fade, but not away.
Lauren Bacall quotes: A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy. A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I've always felt that work - learning from people who know more than I know - is what keeps you going. I've always felt that work - learning from people who know more than I know - is what keeps you going.
Lauren Bacall quotes: No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it. No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Life is amazing, life is odd. Life is not what you expected it to be. Things happen ... Growing up takes longer than you think. Life is amazing, life is odd. Life is not what you expected it to be. Things happen ... Growing up takes longer than you think.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!' Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!'
Lauren Bacall quotes: Howard Hawks said he'd like to put me in a film with Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Cary Grant-terrific! Humphrey Bogart-yucch." Howard Hawks said he'd like to put me in a film with Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Cary Grant-terrific! Humphrey Bogart-yucch."
Lauren Bacall quotes: My feeling about the movies is that most of them are terrible. If you don't have a decent script and a decent director, forget it. My feeling about the movies is that most of them are terrible. If you don't have a decent script and a decent director, forget it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: You can't always be a leading lady. You can't always be a leading lady.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage. I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Hollywood is the only place in the world where an amicable divorce means each one gets fifty percent of the publicity. Hollywood is the only place in the world where an amicable divorce means each one gets fifty percent of the publicity.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I never believed marriage was a lasting institution. I thought that to be married for five years was to be married forever. I never believed marriage was a lasting institution. I thought that to be married for five years was to be married forever.
Lauren Bacall quotes: For my peculiar face, I look best when I look as though I'm not wearing make-up. For my peculiar face, I look best when I look as though I'm not wearing make-up.
Lauren Bacall quotes: You can't acquire a voice. Either you have it, or you don't. You can't acquire a voice. Either you have it, or you don't.
Lauren Bacall quotes: It's just a fact of life that I don't think I've ever been taken particularly seriously in movies by movie makers. I don't know why. It's just a fact of life that I don't think I've ever been taken particularly seriously in movies by movie makers. I don't know why.
Lauren Bacall quotes: You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind.
Lauren Bacall quotes: After the age of 30 in the movie profession, you're pretty well over as far as the casting people are concerned. After the age of 30 in the movie profession, you're pretty well over as far as the casting people are concerned.
Lauren Bacall quotes: We live in an age of mediocrity. We live in an age of mediocrity.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Stupidity is not my favourite thing; I cannot deal with it. Stupidity is not my favourite thing; I cannot deal with it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: A woman isn't complete without a man. But where do you find a man - a real man - these days? A woman isn't complete without a man. But where do you find a man - a real man - these days?
Lauren Bacall quotes: Facing a situation head on was the only way to deal with anything. I learned the lesson early. Facing a situation head on was the only way to deal with anything. I learned the lesson early.
Lauren Bacall quotes: That was my original dream, anyway, to be on stage. I think the stage is an actor's place because actors, it belongs to you. That was my original dream, anyway, to be on stage. I think the stage is an actor's place because actors, it belongs to you.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Imagination is the highest kite that can fly. Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting.
Lauren Bacall quotes: The best things in life are clean living, good works, and big saphires. And not in that order. The best things in life are clean living, good works, and big saphires. And not in that order.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Life is not what you expected it to be. Life is not what you expected it to be.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Film is not a woman's medium. If you weren't the hottest kid in town, men stayed away from you. Film is not a woman's medium. If you weren't the hottest kid in town, men stayed away from you.
Lauren Bacall quotes: The purity of Jewish upbringing - the restrictions that one carries through life being a 'nice Jewish girl' - what a burden. The purity of Jewish upbringing - the restrictions that one carries through life being a 'nice Jewish girl' - what a burden.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I happen to watch public television more than anything else. I'm also a news junkie, so I watch a lot of CNN. I happen to watch public television more than anything else. I'm also a news junkie, so I watch a lot of CNN.
Lauren Bacall quotes: All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it. All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Most women use more brains picking a horse in the third at Belmont than they do picking a husband Most women use more brains picking a horse in the third at Belmont than they do picking a husband
Lauren Bacall quotes: Men need to feel important. They feel better when they're with younger girls or unknown girls. Men need to feel important. They feel better when they're with younger girls or unknown girls.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Isn't hope an incredible, a wonderfully demented thing? Isn't hope an incredible, a wonderfully demented thing?
Lauren Bacall quotes: I studied dancing for 13 years. And loved to dance. Always wanted to dance with Fred Astaire. I studied dancing for 13 years. And loved to dance. Always wanted to dance with Fred Astaire.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I used to dream of being other places, other people. It was an escape for me. I used to dream of being other places, other people. It was an escape for me.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I am not a wealthy woman. I wish to hell I was, but I never had a wealthy man. I am not a wealthy woman. I wish to hell I was, but I never had a wealthy man.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present. Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I was this flat-chested, big-footed, lanky thing. I was this flat-chested, big-footed, lanky thing.
Lauren Bacall quotes: In the world of relationships, possibly the most complicated, uncommon, hard to find, hard to keep and most rewarding has got to be friendship. In the world of relationships, possibly the most complicated, uncommon, hard to find, hard to keep and most rewarding has got to be friendship.
Lauren Bacall quotes: Acting is a life of rejection. Acting is a life of rejection.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty. I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty.
Lauren Bacall quotes: They think actors are freaks - that we're a lot of drunks who party all the time and never work. Well, I for one work my tail off. They think actors are freaks - that we're a lot of drunks who party all the time and never work. Well, I for one work my tail off.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I was never my favourite subject. I was never my favourite subject.
Lauren Bacall quotes: The madmen seem to live on forever, don't they? The madmen seem to live on forever, don't they?
Lauren Bacall quotes: "My obit is going to be full of Bogart, I'm sure," she says, adding, "I'll never know if that's true. If that's the way it is, that's the way it "My obit is going to be full of Bogart, I'm sure," she says, adding, "I'll never know if that's true. If that's the way it is, that's the way it is."
Lauren Bacall quotes: If goodness is its own reward, shouldn't we get a little something for being naughty? If goodness is its own reward, shouldn't we get a little something for being naughty?
Lauren Bacall quotes: How in hell can you handle love without turning your life upside down? That's what love does, it changes everything. How in hell can you handle love without turning your life upside down? That's what love does, it changes everything.
Lauren Bacall quotes: If there was one thing I had never been, it was mysterious, and if there was one thing I had never done, it was not talk. If there was one thing I had never been, it was mysterious, and if there was one thing I had never done, it was not talk.
Lauren Bacall quotes: I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it. I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it.

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