Lauren Bacall Quotes

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

Fifty years on, we’re still watching her movies and talking about her. That’s not a dumb woman – trust me!

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.

You just learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with. I spent my childhood in New York, riding on subways and buses. And you know what you learn if you’re a New Yorker? The world doesn’t owe you a damn thing.

Bogie did not believe in in-laws living with husband and wife, and he didn’t believe in anyone dropping in, relatives, even mothers, included. His rule was absolute: Call before and wait for an invitation. His home was sacred, and privacy to be respected.

If there was one thing I had never been, it was mysterious, and if there was one thing I had never done, it was not talk.

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

You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought

His attention span was not long, shall we say?

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.

From my own self-analysis, which I seldom indulge in, I am what I am.

Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t.

The best thing about dreams is that youth holds on to them.

Stop for a moment and ponder on the silliness of it. You spend a good part of your adult life acquiring things, building a home, filling it with objects that please your eye and make you feel comfortable. Then you spend the last part of your life trying to figure out how to get rid of it all.

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.