Quotes by Gene Tierney

About Gene Tierney:

Gene Eliza Tierney was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed as a great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film Laura (1944), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven (1945).
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I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

Gene Tierney

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

Gene Tierney

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew.

Gene Tierney

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

Gene Tierney

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

Gene Tierney

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

Gene Tierney

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?

Gene Tierney

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

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Gene Tierney

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.

Gene Tierney

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

Gene Tierney

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

Gene Tierney

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.

Gene Tierney

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb.

Gene Tierney

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

Gene Tierney

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

Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the winds and the tides.

Gene Tierney

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took life just as it came.

Gene Tierney

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish.

Gene Tierney

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test.

Gene Tierney

Author Bio

  • NameGene Tierney
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornNovember 19, 1920
  • DiedNovember 6, 1991
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Autobiographer