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

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.
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

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

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother.
Gene Tierney

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.
Gene Tierney

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

I learned quickly at Columbia that the only eye that mattered was the one on the camera.
Gene Tierney

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years.
Gene Tierney

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act.
Gene Tierney

I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.
Gene Tierney

I simply did not want my face to be my talent.
Gene Tierney

I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me.
Gene Tierney

I used up every cent I earned as an actress.
Gene Tierney

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.
Gene Tierney

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

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging.
Gene Tierney

I was not cut out to be a rebel.
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

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