An homage to the Hollywood female stars with lots of celebrity photos and quotes.
“Yes, I was fired by Fox. The last few parts I was given there were pretty insignificant. I did a quickie and right afterwards got a lead with a big company. Perhaps I wasn’t doing as well as I could at Fox. But I’m not ashamed of having to play in an independent production. When […]
“The mind is all that actually counts. It can rule your heart and your body. I believe I can develop two distinct personalities. One, Marian Marsh, the actress. The other my private, off-screen self. Each will have its own sphere of action.” — Marian Marsh Source: Ben Maddox (1932) Photographer: Scotty Welbourne (1931) “They […]
“I’ve always played sexy roles. My voice always has been low and what they call ‘fetching.’ I’ve always put my hands on my hips and rolled my eyes.” – Clara Bow Source: Dan Thomas (1965) “I hate being called a flapper. For a long time, they made me play such punk parts, that […]
“So I moved out in the hills. But the last time I got a ticket and my name and address appeared in the papers the people began flocking to my door as if I had invented a mousetrap. I suppose I’ll have to move again. After all I can’t be awakened at four in the […]
“Cry, laugh, but never whine!” – Dolores Costello “My first year in pictures was probably different from that of any other girl, who has entered the movies. It was none the less wonderful for me. It was different, I think, because pictures weren’t all new to me. My father, Maurice Costello, was in the […]
“V stands for Vampire, and it stands for Vengeance. The vampire I play is the vengeance of my sex upon its exploiters. You see, I have the face of a vampire, perhaps, but the heart of a feministe.” — Theda Bara Source: Virgins, Vamps, and Flappers by Sumiko Higashi Photo: 1917 “Every mother, […]
“I guess I became an actress because I didn’t want to be myself.” — Jean Arthur “Modern life is so complex that I think we need all the intellectual tools at our command to understand it. I am particularly interested in the mental and spiritual phases of life. In this modern world, the two […]
“I’m always pleasant around the house when I’m playing emotional parts in the theater. When I’m playing comedies, I’m always a little disagreeable around the house.” — Miriam Hopkins Source: Dora Albert (1931) Photographer: Eugene Robert Richee (1931) “We thought Uncle Dixie was a very grand person. He was sort of a Gene Markey […]
“I’m not impressed by anyone who is known as a ‘great person,’ in films or out of them. I might find a stocking salesman more interesting.” — Lilyan Tashman Source: Edward Churchill (1930) Photo: Eugene Robert Richee (1931) “I’d feel perfectly well dressed if I’d put on somebody else’s clothes in the dark in […]
“Do what you please. Have a good time. Don’t be burdened with conventions and public opinions and all the meaningless gestures that clutter up life.” — Evelyn Brent “I started to work when I was fourteen in the old World Studios in New York, I was put in stock doing all kinds of things […]