I just loved Bette Davis and the fact that I had a chance to work with her [on the 1979 TV movie Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter] was m…

- Gena Rowlands

Bette Davis had very strong opinions and was not afraid to express them. She wasn't afraid of anything that I ever saw. And she was so funny. She's j…

- Gena Rowlands

Every sacred cow in the business has to do with economics.

- Gena Rowlands

[John Cassavetes] came backstage afterwards and introduced himself and we talked a bit, and then went for a little coffee at the Russian Tea Room nex…

- Gena Rowlands

Never in my life have I ever even thought about anything else [ being anything other than an actress].

- Gena Rowlands

So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!” And I told my …

- Gena Rowlands

After you play a part, you think of it as your own.

- Gena Rowlands

I loved Bette Davis when I was little and when I was big and when I got old.

- Gena Rowlands

If I have something I like to forget, then I forget it.

- Gena Rowlands