An homage to the Hollywood female stars with lots of celebrity photos and quotes.
“While I didn’t realize it back then, the day I got my first job at Fox it was just about all over. The studios were about to dissolve, and the kind of singing-and-dancing movies that I had been made to make weren’t going to be made anymore.” — Mitzi Gaynor Source: Larry Kart (1987)
“Women who feel ill at ease in pajamas should not wear them.” — Hedda Hopper
“Working before a camera is like standing in front of a magnifying glass. It makes you look bigger than you are. But losing weight is no hardship for me. I always carry a few Ayds with me wherever I go to control my appetite.” — Debra Paget Source: Jane L. Wright (1959) Photo: The River’s […]
“I hope I am not making it in this business on my sexy looks. I really don’t think it’s that important. But evidently the masses are looking for sex in every picture. And if they want it, I think they should have it. Cinema is meant to entertain, and producers should strive to make the […]
“My life has been about surviving. Along the way I became an artist. Music became first my refuge, and then – my salvation.” — Lena Horne Source: David Cuthbert (1996) Photo: Clarence Bull (1942)
“I had a need to make contact with people. It was really a very loney life all those years in the business.” — Rhonda Fleming Source: 1983 Photo: Ed Cronenweth (1951)
“I study hard, do not dissipate. Between pictures I relax by taking voice and dancing lessons. This acting is a highly competitive business, and I just can’t see frittering away my free time.” — Lizabeth Scott Source: John L. Scott (1950) Photographer: Bud Fraker (1946) “The scandal seeking (and gay obsessed) Confidential […]
“The story of being discovered as a Cinderella is nonsense. I do not know where to say it began. But I believe I wanted escape. I wanted to escape my own environment.” — Capucine Source: Bernard Gavzer (1964) “I’m a name dropper.” — Capucine, explaining why she goes by one name. Source: James […]
“You can’t be funny without a funny situation. Give an ordinary player funny lines and a ludicrous situation and he or she will get laughs.” — Gracie Allen Quote: 1939 Photo: College Swing (1937) With husband and comedy partner George Burns in 1936. Dorothy Lamour hanging out with Gracie Allen and Betty Hutton […]
“I love to love, and I hate to leave. But I love freely and I leave freely.” — Brigitte Bardot Source: Herb Michelson (1966) Photo: Peter Basch Photo: 1955 Photo: 1956 Photo: Peter Basch (1956) “I am really a cat transformed into a woman . . . I purr. I scratch. […]