“Very few people want to hear the truth. Bogie was like that, my mother was like that, and I'm like that. I believe in the truth, and I believe in saying what you think. Why not? Do you have to go around whispering all the time or playing a game with people? I just don't believe in that. So I'm not the most adored person on the face of the earth.” PeopleThinkingWantBelievePersonsEarthFacesMotherGamesI BelieveDon't BelieveI Believe InWhy NotWhispering Author:Lauren Bacall
“I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.” IfsWantChoicesPayAttentionCareersRegretIndependentPay AttentionDon't RegretGood MarriageSecond Place Author:Lauren Bacall
“I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to.” IfsThinkingWantDoeHateFallMarriedPhonesDisasterOccasionsBeing MarriedPhone Calls Author:Lauren Bacall
“If you want me just whistle. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.” IfsKnowsWantTogetherKnow HowLipsBlowWant MeYou Want MeIf You Want Me Author:Lauren Bacall
“There are guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more.” KnowsWantDoneGuyInterestScrewsGod Knows Author:Lauren Bacall
“Yes, I saw Twilight - my granddaughter made me watch it, she said it was the greatest vampire film ever. After the 'film' was over I wanted to smack her across her head with my shoe, but I do not want a (tell-all) book called Grannie Dearest written on me when I die. So instead I gave her a DVD of Murnau's 1922 masterpiece Nosferatu and told her, 'Now that's a vampire film!' And that goes for all of you! Watch Nosferatu instead!” WantMadeSaidBookWantedFilmDiesWatchesSawsWrittenShoesVampireTwilightMasterpieceEver AfterDvdsSmackGranddaughterNosferatu Author:Lauren Bacall
