A collection of photos and quotes of male stars. Because this is a work in progress, you may want to check back regularly for updates.
“I didn’t open myself to new writers or risky parts because I wasn’t interested in challenging myself as an actor, I was interested in having a good time. By the time I finally woke up and tried to get it right, nobody would give me a chance.” — Burt Reynolds Source: But Enough About Me […]
“Humor is reason gone mad.” – Groucho Marx “I have no advice to give to young actors. To young, struggling actresses, my advice is to keep struggling. If you struggle long enough, you will never get in trouble and if you never get into trouble, you will never be much of an actress.” – Groucho […]
“I’ve been in this game long enough to realize there’s no such thing as a new quip….The object is to make a quip sound fresh by giving it a new turn, or tying it up with modern slang or situations in the news.” — Bob Hope Source: Irving Wallace (1940) Photo: 1939 “He’s the […]
“Looks are good or bad, according to taste. My appearance doesn’t fascinate me. But I’m not the one who has to be pleased either. It’s a big help to an actor if people like to look at him but it has nothing to do with acting.” — Robert Taylor Photographer: George Hurrell “I’m an […]
“I am the captain of my ship. I take suggestions and listen to what everyone has to say, but the final decision is mine.” — Michael Jackson Photo taken in 1974 when he was barely 16 years old. “He’s putting himself in a dangerous situation. It should not be given under a private setting […]
“I don’t want to be a star. If you have to label me anything, I’m an actor – I guess. A journeyman actor. I think ‘star’ is what you call actors who can’t act.” — Paul Muni Photographer: George Hurrell Scarface (1932). With George Raft. Purchase your Fine Art America Print, Coffee Mug, T-Shirt, etc. […]
“These movies in some way are all about adolescence, about navigating the waters between childhood and adulthood and finding your place in the world. As a kid in Colorado, I saw this farm kid who feels like he’s a million miles from anywhere but knows he’s on the cusp of stepping into a bigger world, […]
“There are some things which cannot be learned, though they can be studied. Among them are the laws of art—and the lawlessness of it, as well.” — Josef von Sternberg, posing next to a bronze bust of himself, created by Rudolf Belling in 1930. The Casa von Sternberg, built in 1935 by Richard Neutra. […]
“If you are lucky enough to be a success, by all means enjoy the applause and adulation of the public. But never, never believe it.” — Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery and Norma Shearer are involved in a slapstick domestic dispute the 1931 precode comedy PRIVATE LIVES. Purchase your Fine Art America Print, Coffee Mug, […]
“‘My pappy was a crap-shootin’ fool.’ That don’t rub me too good today.” — Stymie Beard Source: 1981