Larry was my fantasy lover, the perfect man, or at least I thought he would be. He was a great actor, and he was my dream man. “My favorite actor with whom I never played, professionally or personally, was Laurence Olivier. I was invited to the White House, but no man stayed to share my white cottage.” I got four husbands and several lovers, but I didn't keep any of them. “I'm the one who didn't get the man, which is the more interesting character on the screen, but in real life sometimes I wish I could just have been the girl who got the man, and kept him. Here are some more examples of Bette's wit to be found within these pages: Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her theatrical films. Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself.
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