Bizarre Los Angeles

“Movie acting may not have a certain kind of glory as true art, but it is damn hard work.” — William Holden

“I’m an introspective man…Just another person that you pass on the street and hardly notice.” — Ray Milland   “The Celtic mind in its lonely moments is a tumbling sea of love and compassion and romanticism and neurotic hates.” — Ray Milland      

“As long as crooning pays as well as it does, I’ll stay at it.” — Bing Crosby Source: 1932 Photo: 1935   “I certainly got into quite a bit of trouble but I never let it interfere with my work – just missed a couple f shows at the Cocoanut Grove from time to time. […]

“I rather like this Bond character. He’s done with just the right touch of humor. And of course, he’s been very good to me.” — Sean Connery Source: Norman Moss (1966)   “I did smoke pot a few times but nothing else. I would never inject. I’m too fond of the drink. At times I […]

“People say I’m a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.” – Joel McCrea   These Three (1936). Co-starring Merle Oberon and Miram Hopkins.

“Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole story, baby.” — Lee Marvin   I wonder how many Italians were shocked to find out that Paint Your Wagon (1969) wasn’t a spaghetti western […]

“I like Mr. Smith of Vitagraph. My affection for those people was very much, see. Now my affection for Mr. Lasky and the Paramount people is growing very much. I think I’ll like them even more some day than I did the Vitagraph people. One time I was offered $1000 a week, much more than […]

“I hate music, especially when it’s played.” — Jimmy Durante