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.
“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. […]
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“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, […]
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“‘My pappy was a crap-shootin’ fool.’ That don’t rub me too good today.” — Stymie Beard Source: 1981 2
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“I can’t stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.” — Peter O’Toole “It’s painful for me to act. Sheer hell while I’m doing it. I live a role like this for three months and every day is agony. I can never hang a part […]
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“The only acting I ever did was trying not to blink because as soon as I pick up a gun, I start blinking.” — Roger Moore “It’s a period in my life I just laugh about now. I remember my biggest part was opposite Lana Turner in a bomb called ‘Diane.’ Time magazine said […]
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“My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.” — Woody Allen Photographer: Irving Penn. “‘Take the Money and Run’ and ‘Bananas’ were my first two movies. I was learning, floundering, trying to get by on my sense of humor. When it came to the moment of truth, I felt I […]
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“The working class people like to think of us as being a real part of them. The middle class enjoys our work because they don’t dig opera and art and they think they’re better than we are. The few upper class people who watch us like to see what happens on the other side of […]
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“I don’t think I’m boxed in to play anything or any kind of person. That’s the one professional trick I’ve done. That makes it possible for really good directors to use you in a lot of different ways.” — Jack Nicholson Source: Jack Garner (1998) Photo: Chinatown (1974) “I started in ’57. I had […]
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“I don’t think there are many other businesses where you can be paid good money and not know what you’re doing.” — Sterling Hayden on acting in Hollywood. Here is how he looked in 1941, the year after he was signed to a movie contract with Paramount Pictures, who billed him as “The Most Beautiful […]
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“A neurotic person has a necessity to express himself – and my neuroticism manifested itself in the dramatic. Why do most actors act? To express the fantasies in which they have involved themselves!” — James Dean Source: Philip K. Scheuer (1954) “I think I am gong to make it because on one hand I […]
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