“I’m the worst subject in the world to interview on what I know about women because I don’t pretend to know a thing about them, and I don’t believe that I ever will.” — John Gilbert Source: Alice L. Tildesley (1928) John Gilbert, Elinor Glyn, and Aileen Pringle pose for a candid photo for […]
“Things got so bad that when I went shopping for a house, some people would refuse to open the door if they saw it was me standing there. And drunks would always want to challenge me.” – Edward G. Robinson on his screen image. Old Hollywood Collection: “Little Caesar” Poster Coffee Mug […]
“Darlling [sic], sweetheart. I lof you.” These were Russian born actress Anna Sten’s first English words once she arrived in Hollywood in 1932. Her interpreter explained that Sten (real name Anel Sudakevich) felt that the sentence would come in handy once she started work. Sten’s failure to command the English language or gain an American following became an embarrassment for producer Sam […]
“I never said, ‘I wanted to be alone.’ I said, ‘I want to be left alone.’” – Greta Garbo Photo: C.S. Bull (1931) “I have to thank Mauritz Stiller for everything in this world.” — Greta Garbo Here she is, on her way to the U.S. with her mentor/director in 1925. The […]
“You know, the greatest thing about our business is that we’re allowed to see ourselves as others see us. Some of these kids see themselves and think, ‘O, gee, I look pretty good.’ What they don’t see is the loving photography, the singing, posture, dancing lessons that have been given them free. And the publicity. […]
“Always one must be so damn beautiful! It is work to be beautiful.” — Marlene Dietrich Source: Source: Helen Louise Walker (1935) Photographer: William Walling, Jr. (1935) “In silent pictures it was hard for me. My nose was always something the matter with it, or my chin was wrong or my cheek or […]