I think Bette Davis had one of
the greatest careers with her classic lines, my favorites being those from “All
About Eve”, here’s a sampling
•“Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy
night.”
•“I’ll admit I may have seen better days, but I’m
still not to be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut.”
•“We’re all busy little bees, full of stings,
making honey day and night. Aren’t we, honey?”
• “You’re not much of a bargain, you know. You’re
conceited and thoughtless and messy.”
• “One career we all have in common, whether we
like it or not, being a woman.”
• “Slow curtain, the end.”
Others include:
•“I’d like ta kiss ya, but I just washed ma hair.” –
Cabin in the Cotton (I have used that frequently)
•“I put on this white dress for
you, to help me tell you how humbly I ask you to forgive me.” – Jezebel (this
film was made especially for Bette after she lost out on the role of Scarlet O’Hara
– it’s a dud in my view)
Bette Davis as an actress was
very powerful but at the same time I find her movies quite dated and cheesy; I
think she rather over acted in a lot of them (as did many actress in her
era). But she had grit both on film and
in her personal life and I think she was a very tough and smart negotiator.
In comparison I think Maureen O’Hara
was a more natural actress and I cannot think of any role outside of Esmeralda
in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (she was very young) wherein she was not
portraying a feisty woman. Two very different icons but both worthy of being
called an ICON.
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