I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices. – Gene Tierney
We cannot calculate the numbers of people who left, fled or were fished out of Europe just ahead of the Holocaust. – Gene Tierney
I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood’s rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years. – Gene Tierney
When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let’s Pretend, it’s often easy to see symbolism where none exists. – Gene Tierney
It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without sounding as if you were examining a bug under glass. – Gene Tierney
My mother would not talk to me for weeks, would not stay under my roof for as long as I was married to Oleg. – Gene Tierney
Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test. – Gene Tierney
My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up. – Gene Tierney
I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men. – Gene Tierney
Life is a little like a message in a bottle, to be carried by the winds and the tides. – Gene Tierney
I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. – Gene Tierney
Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful. – Gene Tierney
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter’s unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings. – Gene Tierney
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
It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are neurotic, or they would not be actors. – Gene Tierney
What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with my mother, sister, and brother to spend six months abroad. – Gene Tierney