"All About Eve" Bette Davis 1950 20th Century Fox
"I have always felt her greatest performance is Crawford being Crawford"
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Poll: Bette Davis vs Joan Crawford: Harshest Insults
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford had one of the most infamous feuds in Hollywood's history, spanning the length of almost the entirety of both actresses careers.
In this time a lot of harsh words were said between them, but which quote from these Hollywood divas is the harshest?
Make Your Choice
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Joan Crawford c. 1931
"Bette is of a different temperament than I. Bette had to yell every morning. I just sat and knitted." -
"Hollywood Canteen" Bette Davis 1944 MGM
"Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a bitch. Maybe that's why Joan Crawford always plays ladies." -
Joan Crawford circa 1930
"She (Bette) has a cult, and what the hell is a cult except a gang of rebels without a cause. I have fans. There's a big difference." -
Bette Davis
"I wouldn't piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire." -
Joan Crawford in Harriet Craig (1950)
[On "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane"] "Sure, Bette stole some of my big scenes, but the funny thing is, when I see the movie again, she stole them because she looked like a parody of herself, and I still looked like something of a star." -
Bette Davis c. 1936**I.V.
"Joan always cries a lot. Her tear ducts must be very close to her bladder." -
Joan Crawford
"Of course I had heard she was supposed to be playing me, but I didn't believe it. Did you see the picture? It couldn't possibly be me. Bette looked so old and so dreadfully overweight." -
#9
"She (Joan) has slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie" -
Joan Crawford
[On co-staring with Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane"] "I hate this f-king picture." -
Bette Davis Warner Bros. Letter, The (1940) 0032701
"You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good... Joan Crawford is dead. Good."
