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Donald (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because I love gold."

Deb (USA) on Bette Davis
"Fab acting. Insisted on doing things her own way before anyone, male or female, bucked the studio system."

Adrian (USA) on Bette Davis
"In my mind this woman is Hollywood. She paved the way for strong willed women and I think for that she is phenomenal."

Gloria (Italy) on Bette Davis
"She's simply the best. I mean, I'm talking about a superb woman and an excellent actress."

Natalia (USA) on Bette Davis
"Her acting is timeless and is what today's actresses lack. Her unconformity."

Eva (Argentina) on Bette Davis
"... because she is a great actress. I love her eyes!"

Carolyn (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis exemplifies the true diva. Her skills are incredible and her face is unforgettable. She had the ability to take her craft seriously, and herself lightly. Her comments, although often mocking her rivals, or up and coming actresses, were witty, and hysterical."

Fiona (Hong Kong) on Bette Davis
"It is just too easy to pick from the list, Bette always stand out from the rest.  She has the attitude and style that is so stunning and incomparable.  Bette Davis is always the ultimate diva.  And what is more, unlike many other divas, she did it the hard way."

Maria (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was always in command of her performance.  She also had presence."

Marie (USA) on Bette Davis
"Love your site. I'm an avid Bette Davis fan. Over the years I have acquired many memorabilia, among them original movie posters, books, autographed photos, magazines with Bette on the cover, ads for Lucky Strikes, Breck shampoo etc."

Willian (Brazil) on Bette Davis
"Bette is the greatest actress in the world!"

Jorge (Portugal) on Bette Davis
"She's the best."

Danny (UK) on Bette Davis
"I love these women cos they had the balls and they didn't care they fought like dogs to get what they want and they are an inspiration. I love u, Bette and Joan."

Timothy (USA) on Bette Davis
"Need one explain?  All you need is to watch "All About Eve", dahling.  If that wasn't enough, Miss Davis had countless other roles (Jezebel, Dark Victory, and Fanny Skeffington leap to mind) that fit the diva criteria like a glove.  Off screen, she lived the diva role, also.  The voice, the eyes, the attitude.  She redefined and perfectly crystallized what it meant to be diva and set the bar for all who came after and all that are yet to come.  To quote a musical, "It may be hard to be the diva, but it's so much harder not to be."

Anna (UK) on Bette Davis
"She's the ultimate and classic."

Ava Ruth (UK) on Bette Davis
"She is everything. She was determined and she did everything her way. She fought and was never afraid to stand up for her own rights... and above all, she was a great actress and had the magnetic force of attraction which kept people interested many yeas after she died and for many year to come."

Loli (Argentina) on Bette Davis
"What a actress! I just can say, 'wow!! Like most people say, "She kicked ass!" Bette Davis still rocks!"

Maite (Spain) on Bette Davis
"... because she was a great actress, but also a strong woman and because she managed to be a star in spite of the fact that she was not a beauty."

Franco (Italy) on Bette Davis
"I choose the great and unforgettable Bette Davis because no one can do it like her. Everybody knows that she is the perfect diva of all time: clever, unconventionally beautiful, strong personality, great talent... Nobody is better than Miss Davis. Bette still rules!"

Paula (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She was the best.  Everything with her was larger than life.  She had the biggest set (of you know what) in Hollywood history."

Sheine (Brazil) on Bette Davis
"She challenged the beauty standard of her time with talent and great personality.  She still rocks! Bette Davis forever!"

Lulu (USA) on Bette Davis
"The broad had balls!"

Elizabeth (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's my fav diva because she's so powerful on the screen and she's one of the greatest actresses that ever lived. She went through so much to achieve her dream and she did it so marvellously."

Woodey (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was such an incomparable actress. She was just great."

Thais (Brazil) on Bette Davis
"... because she is just perfect. The only one in our time who can show personality."

Carly (UK) on Bette Davis
"She was talented, a great star, and I love her movies."

Sam (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis is my favorite diva because she is the first woman of American Cinema. The woman was independent and did what she did best and that's all she did, act, until the day she died."

Amanda (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is my favorite diva because she plays such an great glamorous women in roles. And she has the power to put in to the role as a diva."

Lois (USA) on Bette Davis
"The ultimate actress, not a "movie star" but a down home grown from the muscle... can play any part... fabulously dramatic actress."

Damaris (USA) on Bette Davis
"Need you ask?"

Herb (USA) on Bette Davis
"Ms. D. was hard as nails and had to be in a man's world. Did not take bull from anyone that tried to use her and tell her what to do.  A very independent lady, who relied on herself.  Strong willed, firey.  A damn good actress."

Pammy (India) on Bette Davis
"She was a natural."

Ashley (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was very proud and did not care what others thought.  She wasn't a girly girl and did what she needed to do to be a diva."

Chris (Australia) on Bette Davis
"She was glamourous, she was  gutsy, she was a total bitch and didn't take shit from no-one. I love Bette Davis!"

Jen (UK) on Bette Davis
"She's Bette Davis. Enough said."

Luke (UK) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis, the original Hollywood Queen gave a voice and identity to women that had never been seen before and certainly will not be seen again. Charismatic, absorbing and possessing an immense talent, as soon as she hits the screen in any role she projects to the audience a star quality that is unmistakable. A real pioneer in her field she took roles that other actresses ran from, never afraid to be cast as ugly or vicious this perhaps explained her long career after other actresses had long since retired or hidden away with their fading glamour. Being a Diva is all about an attitude, and Miss Davis had more attitude in her little finger than all the other Diva candidates put together."

F.E. (USA) on Bette Davis
"Talent, drive and ego... what more could you ask for!"

Rich (USA) on Bette Davis
"At only 5'3" tall she embodied the spirit of the diva by not only being a great talent with backbreaking work habits, but she also demanded respect for both attributes."

Don (Denmark) on Bette Davis
"First of all she was the greatest actress ever but also sexy, sensual and always just beyond reach! Plus she was always a strong woman on and off the screen! She was the greatest actress ever, charismatic, strong and full of life."

Dan (USA) on Bette Davis
"She fought all her life for the right to set her own high standards in her work. She even fought for the right to work in her own profession.  In the face of tragedy she prevailed, and she retained her personal principles through her life.  Her body of work still stands as a standard against which other actresses work in film is measured.  Her work reigns supreme."

Mark (UK) on Bette Davis
"She can act in a way which is so dismissive of her co-stars, almost holding an upper air, an almost snobbish quality, which I am afraid could not be mastered more perfectly than her! Her rolling eyes, and the way in which she pandered to her cigarette, gave her that air of superstardom, which indeed, only Bette could carry to the most forceful of effect!"

Frank (USA) on Bette Davis
"I know Katharine Hepburn is the one with 4 Oscars, but who the hell ever had more attitude, ego, and guts than Bette Davis? Hepburn stayed aloof and away from Hollywood. Davis talked trash but really needed their love. A powerhouse! Believe me, there will never, ever be another Bette Davis! Fantastic!"

Moroso (Canada) on Bette Davis
"I don't need a reason to like dame Bette Davis!"

Brandon (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she epitomizes the word diva.  When I hear the word, I always think of her immediately."

Lauren (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's sassy, witty, doesn't mince words, and is unconventionally beautiful."

Bill (USA) on Bette Davis
"Her attitude defines diva."

Ben (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis is a fierce actress that catches my attention every time she's on screen. She's like no other actress. Her talent and drive to be the best and take no bullshit from anyone is a true inspiration."

Nicole (USA) on Bette Davis
"Well, Bette Davis was a great actresses, beautiful, and was so amazingly cool and witty and funny. No one is cooler than Bette Davis."

Tomy (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis was difficult, a perfectionist, extremely glamorous, and a terrific actress, she is certainly a diva."

Grace (USA) on Bette Davis
"I kind of look like her and I like attitude."

Colleen (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was, is, and always will be spectacular. Back in her day, she was considered by some unattractive. They were ignorant and blind. She was beautiful. Bette had such incredible talent and presence. She was larger than life."

Marie (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is my favorite because she made every role she played her own and added a personal touch to it like no other actress."

Jacob (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette represents the true Hollywood queen.  She knew how to flaunt her influence and she did!  There was a reason why they called her the Fourth Warner Brother."  She made her presence known."

Stephen (UK) on Bette Davis
"... because she gave 101% to every performance and never cared what people thought."

Patrick (UK) on Bette Davis
"Those eyes, those lips, that mouth. She was one sassy, salty broad."

Albin (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She had guts!"

Adele (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is the most powerful actress that I have ever seen, all fireworks and determination. She sets a wonderful standard for me to aspire to as an actress."

Reginald (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis, who should have been the first woman to win three Oscars (Academy Awards), is my favorite diva because even when she was being the greatest caricature of herself, she was absolutely the most watchable actress, and no one has come close to match her screen persona and talent -- not Katharine Hepburn, not Joan Crawford, not even Barbara Stanwyck, contemporaries of hers whom I think were good actresses and watchable, but not as dynamic or charismatic on the screen as the greatest diva of the them all, Miss Bette Davis.  Contrary to popular belief, Beyond  the Forest, was not Bette Davis's worst film.  Even when I am extremely exhausted, I have never gone to sleep on any Bette Davis picture with one exception: Winter Meeting.  If she had been allowed to film the movie she wanted and address the controversial subject matter in an intelligent and thoughtful manner,  perhaps even that movie would have been a success.  The times and censorship would not allow this, however.  Two slights in my opinion were Bette Davis's losses of the Oscars for the Little Foxes and All About Eve.  She might have even won for Now Voyager. She should have been nominated for the Virgin Queen and Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte.  I believe the Diva Davis should get her third Oscar posthumously.  I was originally a Joan Crawford fan because of Mildred Pierce, but having seen Bette Davis in a number of movies when I was too young or movie conscious to know that she was the "fourth Warner Brother" and a star to be reckoned with, I became swept away with her screen persona and with her movies.  Joan Crawford, whom I still admire very much, is no Bette Davis.  Katharine Hepburn was extremely lucky in her choice of films, but she too is no Bette Davis.  For years, I did not know or realize that Joan Crawford was the other star in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?  Joan's acting was good, but Bette's was over the top and the way she did her role made me forget everybody else in the film.  Bette was a survivor, a consummate actress, and will remain in the memory of many the ultimate diva."

Len (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is the best. Liz is a 2nd fav but Davis is the greatest."

Amy (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was so real. She spoke her mind always, and she made smoking cool! She was a fabulous actress, no matter what kind of part she had. She was believable. She was strong, and she was a trouper."

Bran (Italy) on Bette Davis
"A great actress and a sweet-cruel diva."

Susan (USA) on Bette Davis
"One reason - her role in All about Eve."

Christopher (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's the greatest actress that ever lived."

Charles (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she was a great actress as well as a star."

Debra (USA) on Bette Davis
"There is so much to say about Miss Davis. She took on the Hollywood big boys and won. She had something that you don't see much of in Hollywood today-- style, class and courtesy.  She also had killer wit (how can you not love her quotes?)  I haven't even mentioned her acting, of which she gave her all. She gave herself.  She had one helluva work ethic too. She is sadly missed by so many... just the way she would have wanted it!"

Curran (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she is Blanche, she is--- enough said."

Lois (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was the most fabulous dramatic actress to ever grace the silver screen and she had a crazy personal life filled with many ups and downs and multiple husbands."

Claudia (USA) on Bette Davis
"Her movies were wonderful and her personality more so."

Ngu (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's the greatest - bitchy, smart and talented!"

Ricardo (Argentina) on Bette Davis
"... because she owns herself. True divas must have very strong convictions and be able to face without fear people like Louis B. Mayer or Aaron Spelling. Glamour is important, and Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly had it, but they were big stars, not divas. A diva is Miss Davis, other Maria Callas. They are above structures, they impose themselves, do not follow rules, are free and have fiery temperaments. Without an exceptional audacious character (like that of a spoiled child) you cannot be called a diva. Diva comes from God. Garbo retired when she wanted, did what she wanted More mysterious and less strong than Davis, she is - undeniably - a diva, too, though I prefer Davis."

Ted (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is just the best film actress ever. She is fearless in her choices. She really never gave a damn what anyone thought - she just did it - with style and panache to spare. She was never dull."

Aislinn (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She is Bette freaking Davis! How can she not be on top!?"

Patty (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was the most beautiful actress in  Hollywood!"

Françoise (Belgium) on Bette Davis
"She is a pearl, a marvel, a fighter, a brilliant actress, a beautiful person in and out, and she means what she says and says what she means. I miss Bette Davis a lot."

Joshua (USA) on Bette Davis
"She may not be a beauty.. but she rocks."

Bjarke (Denmark) on Bette Davis
"She was a superb actress with an almost superhuman ability to control her expression. Perhaps Katharine Hepburn has managed to play her roles as good as Davis played hers, but on the other hand Davis always took the more difficult ones."

Erin (USA) on Bette Davis
"She had such attitude about everything.  If she didn't like you, watch out, because she would crucify you publicly."

Nicola (UK) on Bette Davis
"She hated Joan Crawford more than I do which must have been quite an effort, she was a mad old bitch and All About Eve is the best bitch fest ever made. Anita Ekberg should get an honourable mention for being a mad old lady who slags off lesser divas brilliantly."

Ken (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because Bette kicks ass!"

Kathleen (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis is my fav diva because she is incredibly powerful all on her own."

Liane (UK on Bette Davis
"I love her spirit and strength. My aunt was named after her but sadly changed her name as she felt it gave her age away."

Gloria (Italy) on Bette Davis
"She was strong, she had character, and those eyes!"

Lorenz (Philippines) on Bette Davis
"... because I love her acting style."

Molimensa (Spain) on Bette Davis
"Era la autentica mala malisima que apesar de no tener belleza fisica supo estar rodeada de lo mejor, me encantan todas sus peliculas, y creo que transmitia en la pantalla todo lo que un actor puede interpretar. Ha sido la mejor entre los mejores. Viva Bette Davis."

James (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she was all class and knew how to deliver a line. She was fantastic and no one could come close."

Meghan (USA) on Bette Davis
"I love her attitude and her view on life. I believe she had many great points to make."

Nikki (USA) on Bette Davis
"Unlike Julia Roberts & more like Joan Crawford, Bette Davis really, truly is something called a diva."

Victor (Mexico) on Bette Davis
"She is simply the best actress, capable of making the most out of any role, at any age, under any budget and work conditions. A woman of great strength and in my opinion a great fighter. I just love her."

Audrey (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She was a very good actress. I liked her movies."

Victoria (Canada) on Bette Davis
"Ms. Davis was a very talented and pretty movie star. I love her movies, she was very dynamic and a powerful presence in the movies."

Moti (Israel) on Bette Davis
"Absolutely the best of all time."

Terry (USA) on Bette Davis
"Without the advantage of beauty, she rose above her peers to define the word star through sheer force of personality and talent. She created the ultimate Diva -- Margo Channing -- before whom all others pale."

Kulot (South Korea) on Bette Davis
"Superb, intense acting. Developed her own acting genre."

Ashley (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She is my role model: elegance, talent, beauty, no nonsense type of lady. Quoting Hedda Hopper: "We will never see their (Davis & Crawford) likes again.""

Michael (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis has to be the diva of all time. I did not know much about her till a few years ago. Then I started seeing her movies on T.V. And wow! What a woman. She was the first actress to take on a roll that others did not want to play because they were afraid to play a bitch in Of Human Bondage 1934. Then in 1939 after winning 2 Oscars she made 5 movies that were all hits. She is the only actress that has been nominated 5 times in a row. Then came All About Eve. She played Margo Channing like a true Broadway diva. Then played a faded diva in The Star. Then Came Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. What a performance!! She went on to do Televison movies and won an Emmy and was the first woman to win an AFI Award. I think a diva has to prove herself through time and body of work she has done. I do not think if you did one good movie or sing one or two hit songs you become a diva. I'm sorry but all those young female singers are not divas. Cher is a diva. Tina Turner is a diva. Actresses and singers who have been around a long time and worked very hard have the right to be called divas. You just don't become a diva overnight. You work hard for many years before you can be honored with that title. And Bette Davis has worked harder then anyone else. She has proved to all of Hollywood and the world that she is the Altra Diva."

Donna (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was great at what she did and I love her."

Antonio (Spain) on Bette Davis
"Her performance in All About Eve has been the standard against which I measure the performances of other actresses, it was simply stunning and unforgettable."

Carlo (Italy) on Bette Davis
"She's charming, versatile and charismatic: she's simply the best!"

Al (USA) on Bette Davis
"Fuck Joan Crawford. This girl is the Ultimate Bitch!"

Allen (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is the epitome of all that diva stands for.  She is witty, intelligent, an overpowering screen presence, the best actress in American history and a true bitch.  I am truly in love with her."

Christina (USA) on Bette Davis
"Her distinguished, singular, unique way of emoting in her films. She was a multi-faceted actress who could portray Queen Elizabeth I and the violent psychotic, Baby Jane. She knew what she wanted, and she got it. Also,
she had Bette Davis Eyes!"

Vance (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was a very glamorous actress that always seemed quite strong willed. She embodied female empowerment and could be extremely manipulative. She was a versatile performer who played many distinctive roles convincingly. She wasn't type cast although many of her roles have wickedness in common. She also had an endearing and charming side that would offset her ferocity. I admire her for being a very talented woman who made bold statements with her life and career."

Russell (USA) on Bette Davis
"She defines the word epitome because that is what she is.  She is the epitome of talent, class and an edgy boldness that since its existence in her has never duplicated itself in another human being.  Bette Davis is a woman, a hell of an actress and truly defines what a diva really is."

Tammy (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was not just an actress, she was a star she had it."

Robin (Canada) on Bette Davis
"Supreme diva in style, presentation, work produced and attitude."

Thomas (USA) on Bette Davis
"The epitome of a star!"

Frederick (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is raw and real... temper and talent."

Tom (USA) on Bette Davis
"The span of her career is beyond enough proof of the rank she deserves, and her consistent excellence and the stands she made on behalf of her work were remarkable."

Breanne (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is the first diva to ever hit it in the mainstream and no one can match her bitchy but smart acting talents. She played all independent women, and she always had to have it her way. She never would let any man tell her the way it was, she never did on screen and she never did in real life, that's what makes her 100% top diva."

Bruce (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she is the most diva-ish of all the greats!"

Greg (USA) on Bette Davis
"Flawless performances."

Connie (USA) on Bette Davis
"She did it her way yet there was kindness within."

Alexandra-Iona (Italy) on Bette Davis
"I like her because of the way she acts. It doesn't matter if she isn't the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. She was very strong and although she didn't have an easy life, she managed to find her true way and to become loved by millions of people round the world. I also like her because she looks like my mom. In my opinion she is the best actress ever born."

Rachael (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was truly the Queen of the movies. She also was a humanitarian with setting up the Hollywood Canteen- a club for Service Men during World War II, which fed them and gave them the chance to meet Hollywood Stars."

Robb (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's the best actress ever!"

Emily (USA) on Bette Davis
"No one ever had their spice and sophistication. They will forever be well respected for their acting as well as their passion for living. They are what women should be made of."

Rose (USA) on Bette Davis
"She's so cute in the pics."

Marc (USA) on Bette Davis
"She may not have been the most beautiful diva but she always got the man."

Zilla (USA) on Bette Davis
"She is the original Queen Bee."

Michael (New Zealand) on Bette Davis
"Power of her acting....strong will when it came to men."

Deborah  (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was simply the best.  Great acting ability, courageous in attitude, convictions and actions.  After Bette, they broke the mold."

Michelle (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was awesome as an actress and a true diva in life."

George (USA) on Bette Davis
"Bette had such class, always dressed to the nines. I also like that she had a cigarette lit constantly I love all her movies, she was an excellent actress. They don't make them like that anymore."

Rosemary (USA) on Bette Davis
"No one can compare to her. When she was on the screen everyone else became insignificant."

Denissa (Hungary) on Bette Davis
"The best actress ever. Words cannot express."

Susan (UK) on Bette Davis
"... because she is tough, bitchy, and bewitching."

Pauline (UK) on Bette Davis
"... coz she's a crazy cat."

Jon (UK) on Bette Davis
"She is without doubt, the finest actress ever and also the biggest bitch."

Jason (USA) on Bette Davis
"Thrilling!"

Steve (USA) on Bette Davis
"She made her own way, took no guff, and was still successful."

Luna (Portugal) on Bette Davis
"She is a great and charismatic actress."

Luciane (Brazil) on Bette Davis
"A very good actress and a very intelligent woman."

Safron (UK) on Bette Davis
"Style and star quality."

Sherri (USA) on Bette Davis
"No matter what part she played, she captivated the screen. She could look beautiful (in her younger years) and ugly (in her later years), but it didn't matter, because her acting and her voice took over every role with an expertise that no other actress has displayed.  She gives me strength when I watch her and I plan to collect every one of her movies!"

Justine (USA) on Bette Davis
"... because she's was the greatest actress, had sharp wit and simply the fiercest woman ever to walk the earth."

Michele (USA) on Bette Davis
"She was a very powerful woman in real life as well as in many of her performances on screen!"

Jill (Canada) on Bette Davis
"She's mysterious, she doesn't give away any secrets. She's just the best."

Sebastian (Spain) on Bette Davis
"Bette Davis es la perfecta y exacta definición de la palabra diva; ella fue y será por siempre... la diva!"

M.M. (UK) on Bette Davis
"Broad range of acting ability, sheer class & guts!"

Richard (UK) on Bette Davis
"... because you can never take your eyes off her the whole time she's on the screen and she was such a great actress and formidable personality."

Barbara (USA) on Bette Davis
"Love all of her movies, love her style, them there eyes. No one else even comes close!"

Donna (USA) on Bette Davis
"Style, class, presence, command!"