Lauren Bacall Quotes

12 quotations by Lauren Bacall

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.

They're guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more.

Stardom isn't a profession; it's an accident.

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

Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active.

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.

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

I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'

I am not a has-been. I am a will be.

A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider. You are healthy.