“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’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 […]