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I am not a has-been. I am a will-be.

Lauren Bacall

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Lauren Bacall
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: September 16
Died: 2014
Died: August 12
Film Actor
Film Actress
Model
Singer
Spokesperson
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Betty Joan Perske
Betty Perske
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Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. They only think of stardom. If you photograph well, that's enough. I have a terrible time distinguishing one from another. Girls wear their hair the same, and are much too anorexic-looking.
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I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active.
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Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.
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Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present.
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I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look.
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I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
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Isn't hope an incredible, a wonderfully demented thing?
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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.
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How in hell can you handle love without turning your life upside down? That's what love does, it changes everything.
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