I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.

- Charlize Theron

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.

- Imelda May

I don't think I have the image that say, Judy Garland has, or Bette Davis.

- Julie Andrews

Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful.

- Jacques Audiard

So, I certainly subscribe to what Bette said about acting being very hard work.

- Marie Windsor

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

- Rebecca Hall

I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell.

- Richard Griffiths

A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment.

- Vesta Williams