Growing Up Takes Longer Than You Think.

He Named Me. He Liked The Sound Of It. And I Said, Well, All Right. I Felt A Little Odd About It. I Don't Understand All That Name Changing Business Anyway... No, He Felt That Lauren Bacall Was Better Sounding Than Betty Bacall. He Had A Vision Of His Own. He Was A Svengali. He Wanted To Mold Me. He Wanted To Control Me. And He Did Until Mr. Bogart Got Involved.

How Long An Actress Lives Professionally Depends On Her Stamina, The Extent Of Her Masochism, Her Imagination, And Her Yearning For Recognition Or Approval.

Young People, Even In Hollywood, Ask Me, 'were You Really Married To Humphrey Bogart?' 'well, Yes, I Think I Was,' I Reply.

I Fairly Often Have Thought How Lucky I Was. I Knew Everybody Because I Was Married To Bogie, And That 25-year Difference Was The Most Fantastic Thing For Me To Have In My Life.

I Was This Flat-chested, Big-footed, Lanky Thing.