“How long an actress lives professionally depends on her stamina, the extent of her masochism, her imagination, and her yearning for recognition or approval.” LongActorsImaginationDependsActressesRecognitionYearningApprovalStaminaMasochism Author:Lauren Bacall
“All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it.” ActorsTerrified Book:By Myself and Then Some Source: By Myself and Then Some
“Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant.” PastDiesInstant Author:Lauren Bacall
“In the world of relationships, possibly the most complicated, uncommon, hard to find, hard to keep and most rewarding has got to be friendship.” WorldHardFriendshipComplicatedUncommon 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'll miss Hollywood. Of the twenty friends I thought I had, I'll miss the six I really had.” MissingSixHollywoodTwenties Author:Lauren Bacall
“Hollywood is the only place in the world where an amicable divorce means each one gets fifty percent of the publicity.” WorldMeanPercentHollywoodDivorceFiftyPublicityPlaces In The World Author:Lauren Bacall
“Isn't hope an incredible, a wonderfully demented thing?” HopeIncrediblesDemented Author:Lauren Bacall