Lauren Bacall Quotes

1924–2014 United States

Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; 16 September 1924 - 12 August 2014) was an American film and stage actress. She was the wife of Humphrey Bogart until his death, and later married Jason Robards.

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Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.

Lauren Bacall By Myself and Then Some (2005)

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal.

The people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all.

Larry King interview (2005)

It's not an old movie if you haven't seen it.

Private Screenings interview (2005)

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness.

She's not a legend. She's a beginner. What is this 'legend'? She can't be a legend at whatever age she is. She can't be a legend, you have to be older.

Nicole and I worked together on Dogville and we were friends when we started this. That laid the groundwork for our fabulous relationship on screen and off.

Well, his attention span was not long, shall we say.

Larry King interview (2005)

A planned life is a dead life.

Private Screenings interview (2005)

He was... a womanizer, he wanted to be in the sack with everybody.

Private Screenings interview (2005)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lauren Bacall (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.