Humphrey Bogart is an icon for many people. He was a successful and talented actor who left behind memorable performances in movies like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and The African Queen. However, he also struggled with addiction to alcohol and had difficult relationships.
The article goes on to explain how his tough upbringing may have influenced his behavior as an adult.
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Born:
December 25, 1899
Died:
January 14, 1957
Occupation:
Actor
Years Active:
1921-1956
Height:
5 Ft 8 In
Awards:
Academy Award For Best Actor
Allegiance:
United States
Years Of Service:
November 27, 1918 – June 18, 1919
Rank:
Seaman Second Class
Unit:
Uss Leviathan
Battles/Wars:
World War I World War Ii
Website:
humphreybogart.com
Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part. — Humphrey Bogart
Ah, nuts. I’m an actor. I just do what comes naturally. — Humphrey Bogart
The only way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win. — Humphrey Bogart
An actor needs something to stabilize his personality, something to nail down what he really is, not what he is currently pretending to be. — Humphrey Bogart
I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history. — Humphrey Bogart
They’ll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the national anthem. — Humphrey Bogart
You’re not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi. — Humphrey Bogart
The only thing you owe the public is a good performance. — Humphrey Bogart
The only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell. — Humphrey Bogart
A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz. — Humphrey Bogart
I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis. — Humphrey Bogart
The only reason to make a million dollars in this business is to tell some fat producer to go to hell. — Humphrey Bogart
I don’t hurt the industry. The industry hurts itself, by making so many lousy movies–as if General Motors deliberately put out a bad car. — Humphrey Bogart
There are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade. — Humphrey Bogart
I can’t say I ever loved my mother; I admired her. — Humphrey Bogart
The trouble with the world is that it’s always one drink behind. — Humphrey Bogart
Ain’t nothing a man can’t do if he believes in himself. — Humphrey Bogart
The only thing money is good for is to buy your freedom. — Humphrey Bogart
There never seems to be any trouble brewing around a bar until a woman puts that high heel over the brass rail. Don’t ask me why, but somehow women at bars seem to create trouble among men. — Humphrey Bogart
Sinatra’s idea of paradise is a place where there are plenty of women and no newspapermen. He doesn’t know it, but he’d be better off if it were the other way around. — Humphrey Bogart
Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains! — Humphrey Bogart
Rick: Here’s looking at you, kid. — Humphrey Bogart
What’s at the end of a million dollars? Zero, zero, zero… nothing. A circle with a hole in it. — Humphrey Bogart
There is more to talking than just words. — Humphrey Bogart
I hate funerals. They aren’t for the guy who’s dead. They’re for the guys who are left alive and enjoy mourning. — Humphrey Bogart
I’ve been around a long time. Maybe the people like me. — Humphrey Bogart
I let my drinking do the talking. — Humphrey Bogart
The whole world is about three drinks behind. — Humphrey Bogart
On Bette Davis) Even when I was carrying a gun, she scared the be–jesus out of me. — Humphrey Bogart
I stick my neck out for *nobody*! — Humphrey Bogart
I always cry at weddings, especially my own. — Humphrey Bogart
Acting is experience with something sweet behind it. — Humphrey Bogart
Everybody has something to conceal. — Humphrey Bogart
Errol Flynn and I are the only ones left who do any good old hell raising. — Humphrey Bogart
The problem with this world is, everyone in it is 3 drinks behind. — Humphrey Bogart