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 no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

Gene Tierney

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

Gene Tierney

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt.

Gene Tierney

I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.

Gene Tierney

Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems.

Gene Tierney

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an ocean away seemed very threatening.

Gene Tierney

Author Bio

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