I was this flat-chested, big-footed, lanky thing. Lauren Bacall More Quotes by Lauren Bacall More Quotes From Lauren Bacall I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way. Lauren Bacall husbandinspirationalmen As long as I can walk and talk, I'll try almost anything. I say "almost" because the high wire is definitely out. Lauren Bacall wiretryinglong I called my business manager in California and said, 'Sell all of my stock' - what little of it I had - and it's the only smart financial move I ever made. Lauren Bacall californiasmartmoving Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. They only think of stardom Lauren Bacall actorsactingtoday How long an actress lives professionally depends on her stamina, the extent of her masochism, her imagination, and her yearning for recognition or approval. Lauren Bacall actorsimaginationlong I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage. Lauren Bacall my-ownstagefelt I don't think being the only child of a single parent helped. I was always a little unsteady in my self-belief. Then there was the Jewish thing. I love being Jewish, I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don't look it. Lauren Bacall love-ischildrenthinking I never believed marriage was a lasting institution . . . I thought that to be married for five years was to be married forever. Lauren Bacall marriedforeveryears Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant. Lauren Bacall instantdiespast All actors are terrified - they just learn how to control it. Lauren Bacall terrifiedactors I always thought I had crooked eyebrows and crooked teeth. That's why I never understood why people called me a beauty. Lauren Bacall teetheyebrowspeople I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to. Lauren Bacall hatefallthinking Patience was not my strong point. Lauren Bacall strongpatience I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all. Lauren Bacall independentregretcareers Howard Hawks said he'd like to put me in a film with Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Cary Grant-terrific! Humphrey Bogart-yucch." Lauren Bacall hawksfilmmemorable I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it. Lauren Bacall mothers-dayregretchildren Young people, even in Hollywood, ask me, 'Were you really married to Humphrey Bogart?' 'Well, yes, I think I was,' I reply. Lauren Bacall memorablepeoplethinking I fairly often have thought how lucky I was. I knew everybody because I was married to Bogie, and that 25-year difference was the most fantastic thing for me to have in my life. Lauren Bacall differencesmemorableyears People should tell your children what life is all about - it's about work. Lauren Bacall life-ischildrenpeople "My obit is going to be full of Bogart, I'm sure," she says, adding, "I'll never know if that's true. If that's the way it is, that's the way it is." Lauren Bacall bogartmemorableway
