“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
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“I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.”
— Gene Tierney
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“Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.”
— Gene Tierney
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“I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.”
— Gene Tierney
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“I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.”
— Gene Tierney
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“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
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“Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.”
— Gene Tierney
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“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
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“The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.”
— Gene Tierney
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“I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.”
— Gene Tierney
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“Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.”
— Gene Tierney
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