3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.
3 December 2020 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?
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Gene Tierney I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.