I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She rejects the label of character actress as a euphemism for irrelevance.
- In plain terms
- She thinks being called a character actress means your career is over.
- What can you take from it?
- Labels can signal professional decline.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a successful actor?
- How do labels limit us?
Another view
It frames niche work as failure.
More from Bette Davis
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