"It's better to be hated for who you are, than to be loved for someone you're not. It's a sign of your worth sometimes, if you're hated by the right people."
"Temperament is something that is an integral part of the artist. Not temper, temperament. There is a vast difference."
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Source: Bette Davis (1962). “The lonely life: an autobiography”, Putnam's
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