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Bad Girls Quotes

Quotes on reputation, roles, and rebellion.

These bad girls quotes repeat a wry observation from more than one source: good girls keep diaries because bad girls never have the time. It's a fitting entry point into Character quotes about reputation versus reality.

It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have time.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

I'm usually the character people love to hate, because I used to play bad girls all the time.

Quotes by Sprague Grayden

Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from...

Quotes by Olivia De Havilland

Bad Quotes

As a bookish child in Calcutta, I used to thrill to the adventures of bad girls whose pursuit of happiness swept them outside the bounds of social decency. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina lived large in...

Quotes by Bharati Mukherjee

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the recurring joke about bad girls in these quotes?
More than one voice repeats the idea that good girls keep diaries because bad girls simply don't have the time.
How do actresses describe playing bad girl roles?
One says audiences love to hate her because she often played bad girls, tying into Character quotes about memorable villains.
Is playing a bad girl seen as harder or easier than a good girl role?
One veteran actress calls playing bad girls a bore by comparison, saying good-girl roles required more range and Drive.
Was playing bad girls common in a particular era?
Yes, one quote recalls the 1930s as a period when playing bad girls was the fashionable choice for actresses.
What does this topic connect to elsewhere on the site?
It links naturally to Girl quotes on reputation and the roles women are cast into, on screen and off.

Actresses here also reflect on the professional side of the label, describing the appeal, and occasional tedium, of playing bad Girl roles compared to good-girl parts that demand more range and Drive.