35 Best Gene Tierney Quotes From The American Film Actress
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Born on 19 November 1920, Gene Tierney was a famous American stage actress and movie star.
Greatly acclaimed for her beauty, her prominent cheekbones and crystal green eyes, Gene Tierney was quite popular in her days. Gene Tierney died on 6 November 1991.
Gene Tierney had made quite a name for herself after her role in the movie 'Laura'.
For her performance in 'Leave Her To Heaven', she got the nomination of Academy Award for Best Actress.
Throughout her lifelong career of acting, Gene Tierney has given us some really good films, some of which include, 'The Ghost And Mrs. Muir', 'Heaven Can wait' and 'The Razor's Edge'.
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Given below you will find some of the best Gene Tierney quotes.
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Gene Tierney Feminist Quotes
Gene Tierney was a famous actress of her era whom we find to have some really strong viewpoints on women's empowerment. Given below you will find some feminist quotes from Gene Tierney.
1. "The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title."
- Gene Tierney.
2. "I simply did not want my face to be my talent."
- Gene Tierney.
3. "Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set."
- Gene Tierney.
4. "I never have been and I never will be bound by anything I don't do of my own free will."
- Gene Tierney.
5. "Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau."
- Gene Tierney.
6." As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all."
- Gene Tierney.
7." In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening."
- Gene Tierney.
8. "Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties."
- Gene Tierney.
9." Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses."
- Gene Tierney.
10. "Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish."
- Gene Tierney.
11." Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the winds and the tides."
- Gene Tierney.
12. "The things we ignore often come back to us in our sleep."
- Gene Tierney.
13. "Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt."
- Gene Tierney.
Best Gene Tierney Quotes
Being an actress in a world dominated by men, was not easy for Gene Tierney. Yet, she never gave up and continued to portray her talent in the best way possible. Given below you will find some of the best quotes from the American actress Gene Tierney.
14." In 1960, when John F. Kennedy was elected to the White House, I sent him a telegram that said, simply: 'Congratulations. I knew you would make it.'"
- Gene Tierney.
15. "No one suggested psychiatric help. No one saw it then as a clue to the mental breakdown still ahead of me, or the kind of trick the mind plays on the body."
- Gene Tierney.
16." Wealth, beauty and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful."
- Gene Tierney.
17. "My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up."
- Gene Tierney.
18. "I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him."
- Gene Tierney.
19."Sometimes you can be much more alone with other people than you are by yourself."
- Gene Tierney.
20." A flame burns brightest just before it goes out."
- Gene Tierney.
21. "In one way or another, everyone went to war. Hollywood did, cranking out movies intended to build morale as much as to entertain. Even the comics went to war."
- Gene Tierney.
22."When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists. "
- Gene Tierney.
Gene Tierney Quotes From Movies
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Gene Tierney was an exceptional actress, whose talent is rare to find. Gene Tierney gave us some hit movies, some of whose dialogues are famous till now. Given below you will find a list of some great Gene Tierney quotes from her movies.
23. "Thank you, Mr. Coombe. I've always wanted to be considered obstinate!"
- Gene Tierney.
24. "I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction."
- Gene Tierney.
25. "Tell me, is it more important for you to kill a man than to save an innocent one."
- Gene Tierney.
26. "In the months leading up to World War Two, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about 'the trouble in Europe.' Nothing that happened an ocean away seemed very threatening. The distant guns were killing strangers."
- Gene Tierney.
27. "I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection."
- Gene Tierney.
28." I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed."
- Gene Tierney.
29. "I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past."
- Gene Tierney.
30. "She's another Deanna Durbin, except that she can't sing."
- Gene Tierney.
31. "Rehearsals and screening rooms are often unreliable because they can't provide the chemistry between an audience and what appears on the stage or screen."
- Gene Tierney.
32. "I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother."
- Gene Tierney
33. "It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without sounding as if you were examining a bug under glass."
- Gene Tierney.
34. "Movie failures are like the common cold. You can stay in bed and take aspirin for six days and recover. Or you can walk around and ignore it for six days and recover."
- Gene Tierney.
35. "It's a wonderful day. No job. Everybody against me. My poor dad sitting in a cell... and it's a wonderful day. Isn't that amazing?"
- Gene Tierney.
Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for Gene Tierney quotes, then why not take a look at Katherine Hepburn quotes or Elizabeth Taylor quotes?
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