Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn't the be-all and end-all it is today.

Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful.

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

Bette Davis is my hero. I'm obsessed with her. I base everything I do on her.

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.

I've been close to Bette Davis for thirty-eight years - and I have the cigarette burns to prove it.