Tallulah Bankhead Quotes - Page 3

I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to stardom. What I was on my way to, by any mathematical standards known to man, was oblivion, by way of obscurity.

Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there's no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.

I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.

My progress reminded me of the horses in The Whip. They raced at the limit of their speed directly toward the audience. But they raced on a treadmill which canceled out their progress.

Of course cocaine is not adictive, darling. I should know, I've been doing it for years.

Acting is a form of confession.

A frozen daiquiri of a scorching afternoon is soothing. It makes living more tolerable.

Working on television is like being shot out of a cannon. They cram you all up with rehearsals, then someone lights a fuse and - .BANG! - there you are in someone's living room.

If you know your Bible and your Shakespeare and can shoot craps, you have a liberal education.

There have only been two authentic geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare and I think you'd better put Shakespeare first, darling.

I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.

I detest acting because it is sheer drudgery.

Don't be taken in by the guff that critics are killing the theater. Commonly they sin on the side of enthusiasm. Too often they give their blessing to trash.

I have three phobias ...: I hate going to bed, get up and hate hate being alone.

I have been tight as a tick! Fried as a mink! Stiff as a goat!