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I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

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

Home

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

Gene Tierney

Men

Work

My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up.

Gene Tierney

Departure

Hollywood

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

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

Gene Tierney

Faults

Jealousy

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.

Gene Tierney

Houses

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

Gene Tierney

History

Pain

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day.

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.

Gene Tierney

Job

Word

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

Gene Tierney

Change

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios.

Gene Tierney

Hollywood

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.