“You had to stay awake married to him [Humphrey Bogart]. Every time I thought I could relax and do everything I wanted, he'd buck. There was no way to predict his reactions, no matter how well I knew him. As he'd said before our wedding, he expected to be happily married and stay that way, but he never expected to settle down. He liked keeping people off balance. He was good for me -- I could never be quite sure what he would do.” PeopleWayWellsSaidMatterWantedBalanceMarriedExpectedReactionsSettlingAwakeRelaxBucksSettling DownHappily MarriedOur WeddingBogart Author:Lauren Bacall
“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.” WayBelieveKindEnoughChoicesI BelieveChanceCrazyI Believe InGamblingTake A ChanceMaking Choices Author:Lauren Bacall
“I hope I'm thought of as not just a showbiz personality, but as someone who has lived a life and who has hopefully made a contribution to something along the way - someone who is a human being as well as an actress.” WayHumansWellsMadeHuman BeingsPersonalityActressesHopefullyContributionHaving HopeShowbiz Author:Lauren Bacall
“I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look.” WayLooksUsedLook UpNervesChestsSteadyChins Author:Lauren Bacall
“When a woman reaches twenty-six in America, she's on the slide. It's downhill all the way from then on. It doesn't give you a tremendous feeling of confidence and well-being.” WayGivingWellsFeelingsAmericaSixTwentiesWell BeingSlides Author:Lauren Bacall
“Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.” WorldWayStillsMovingChangeJourneyStandingBackwardsStanding Still Author:Lauren Bacall
“"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."” IfsKnowsWayMemorableBogart Author:Lauren Bacall
“I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way.” ThinkingMenWayInspirationalHusbandAnother Man Author:Lauren Bacall
