I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.

— Lauren Bacall

I think your whole life shows in your face, and you should be proud of that.

— Lauren Bacall

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."

— Lauren Bacall

I've always felt that work - learning from people who know more than I know - is what keeps you going.

— Lauren Bacall

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

— Lauren Bacall

Patience was not my strong point.

— Lauren Bacall

People should tell their children what life is all about-it's about work.

— Lauren Bacall

We live in an age of mediocrity.

— Lauren Bacall

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness.

— Lauren Bacall

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.

— Lauren Bacall