Lauren Bacall Quotes

American actress (1924–2014)

Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; 16 September 1924 - 12 August 2014) was an American film and stage actress. She was the wife of Humphrey Bogart until his death, and later married Jason Robards.

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Birth Name: Betty Joan Perske

Alternative Names: Betty Perske • Loren Beykoll

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He was... a womanizer, he wanted to be in the sack with everybody.

Let's face it: I want it all — just like you and everybody else. It may not be in the cards, but the prospect is so dazzling that I have to try.

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

Losing Bogey was horrible, obviously. Because he was young. And because he gave me my life. I wouldn't have had a — I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't met him — I would have had a completely different kind of life. He changed me, he gave me everything. And he was an extraordinary man.

But the amazing thing about life, I've finally discovered, is that you really don't learn from past mistakes. You do logically, reasonably, but emotionally not for a second.

That's absolutely one of my most favorite movies, for so many reasons. I fought for that part; I wanted it badly. I took a lower salary, I did everything. Grace Kelly said, "I'll never forgive you for playing that part. It was written for me". She [Kelly] got the prince [Rainier], I got the part.