“Movie acting may not have a certain kind of glory as true art, but it is damn hard work.” — William Holden “I had only been in one film, Golden Boy, before I went to work on Invisible Stripes. I wasn’t a very experienced actor, and besides I was pretty nervous working with two […]
“Somebody once approached Kirk Douglas and said they had enjoyed his performance in Ben-Hur. So he said, ‘That wasn’t me, that was another fellow.’ And the man said, ‘Well, if you aren’t Burt Lancaster, who the hell are you?’” — Charlton Heston Photo: Ben-Hur (1959) “I think being brought up in a remote place […]
“I’ve had a wonderfully lucky life. I fell into show business. No one in the family is in show business… so for me to happen to be lucky enough to enter a contest when I was sixteen just by chance, because they gave away a free blouse and scarf. As a joke, I entered this […]
“I had the body of a woman and the mind of a child.” – Elizabeth Taylor Photo: 1951 “I was nine when I made my first films in Hollywood. I was used from the day I was a child, and utilized by the studio. I was promoted for their pockets. I never felt that they were a […]
“I just want to know enough [math] to be able to count my salary.” — Judy Garland Source: Paul Harrison (1938) Photo: 1930s The St. Moritz Hotel, located at 5849 Sunset Boulevard, was built around 1924. According to information found on the back of the postcard above, Judy Garland and her family stayed at […]
“I’ve learned to like Hollywood and everyone in it….I miss the country, and I miss a lot of fine folks. But I’ll never go back to that. There’s too much routine, and I’ve learned to live on excitement.” — Gary Cooper Source: Edward Churchill (1931) Cooper at two years old. “I know that […]
“Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.” — Katharine Hepburn Photo: Christopher Strong (1933) “I’m a personality as well as an actress. Show me an actress who isn’t a personality, and you’ll show me a woman who isn’t a star.” – Katharine Hepburn “I like doing things as well […]