Bette Davis Quote

'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the whole - the whole - must be good. It'll never succeed if it's just the role you like.


Louise Sweeney (December 28, 1987) "Bette Davis: On the heels of a new honor and a new film, a screen legend looks back over her 60-year career", Christian Science Monitor, p. 19.


'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the ...

'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the ...

'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the ...

'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the ...