“Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.”
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Famous Gene Tierney Quotes
“My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up.”
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“The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.”
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“Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.”
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“Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.”
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“I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.”
“I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.”
“As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all.”
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“The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title”
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“I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me.”
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“I was not cut out to be a rebel.”
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“I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.”
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“The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.”
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“Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish.”
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