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It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work — the night watchman.

— Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah: My Autobiography (1952)

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My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine.

Tallulah, Darling: A Biography of Tallulah Bankhead (1980)

The cynic says "blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed." I say "blessed is he who expecteth everything, for he can't always be disappointed."

But these are the people who never get it.

If you want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, be an audience.

The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

Tallulah: My Autobiography (1952)

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