Hollywood Quotes

Small: If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better,
"If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come"
Raymond Chandler, Writer
Small: Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process
Leonard Maltin
"Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process"
Leonard Maltin, Critic
Small: In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I dont want to be
David Geffen
"In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player"
David Geffen, Businessman
Small: Broke is a Hollywood term!
David Geffen
"Broke is a Hollywood term!"
David Geffen, Businessman
Small: Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and youll find the real tinsel underneath
"Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath"
Oscar Levant, Composer
Small: I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood
"I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood"
Robin Wright Penn, Actress
Small: I wasnt campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So youve got to have a measur
"I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: The attempt is that we want to get a couple of minutes under our belt, depending on how good the tests are and
"The attempt is that we want to get a couple of minutes under our belt, depending on how good the tests are and take that into Hollywood. The fallback is we're going to DVD anyways. We've got that covered"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
Small: As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of the episodes, and that was appealing.
"As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of the episodes, and that was appealing. I wasn't interested in coming to Hollywood to sit around"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town
Josh Lucas
"I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite"
Josh Lucas, Actor
Small: I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men
"I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men"
Imogen Cunningham, Photographer
Small: If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is
Greta Garbo
"If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is"
Greta Garbo, Actress
Small: I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. Thats what our purpose is in this business. Youre mer
Megan Fox
"I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded"
Megan Fox, Actress
Small: I think when I started acting, the whole time I was working towards one day coming to America. Hollywood, in p
Liam Hemsworth
"I think when I started acting, the whole time I was working towards one day coming to America. Hollywood, in particular, is seen to be the center of this industry, and I was just waiting for the right time to come"
Liam Hemsworth, Actor
Small: The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonde
"The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film"
Rainer W. Fassbinder
Small: It only worked for a little while the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the
Laura Hillenbrand
"It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out"
Laura Hillenbrand, Author
Small: Its rare to be treated like a friend you havent met in a Hollywood meeting
"It's rare to be treated like a friend you haven't met in a Hollywood meeting"
David Ogden Stiers, Actor
Small: I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, a
Laura Hillenbrand
"I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, and had faxed it to Hollywood, where it was generating a lot of interest"
Laura Hillenbrand, Author
Small: Winning is everything in Hollywood
Olympia Dukakis
"Winning is everything in Hollywood"
Olympia Dukakis, Actress
Small: There couldnt have been a better Hollywood ending for us. Its beyond baseball. Its rooting for your family
Jimmy Fallon
"There couldn't have been a better Hollywood ending for us. It's beyond baseball. It's rooting for your family"
Jimmy Fallon, Comedian
Small: My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it
"My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it"
Robert Vaughn, Actor
Small: In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mothers distress
"In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress"
Gene Tierney, Actress
Small: Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems
"Hollywood can be hard on women, but it did not cause my problems"
Gene Tierney, Actress
Small: Hollywood studio executives dont recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers
"Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers"
Anna Faris, Actress
Small: In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity
"In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity"
Lauren Bacall, Actress
Small: If you meet people who have been successful in Hollywood, or look a their photographs, you see a haunted look
"If you meet people who have been successful in Hollywood, or look a their photographs, you see a haunted look in their eyes, you sense a trapped feeling"
Meg Tilly, Actress
Small: I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and a half. It was as close to old Hollywoo
"I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and a half. It was as close to old Hollywood as I remembered it in the last 20 years"
David Ogden Stiers, Actor
Small: In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People woul
Jackie Chan
"In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'"
Jackie Chan, Actor
Small: And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they a
"And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet"
Joe Eszterhas, Writer
Small: So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence.
"So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films don't respect their intelligence"
Eriq La Salle, Actor
Small: Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood
"Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood"
Richard O'Brien, Actor
Small: Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isnt the beginning or end for filmmaking
"Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking"
Robert Duvall, Actor
Small: I really dont consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. Ive never really been marketed by the big s
"I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been marketed by the big studios to do mass market box office films"
Laura Dern, Actress
Small: Itd be like what would happen if Hollywood took over porno: If we keep their clothes on and they didnt have se
"It'd be like what would happen if Hollywood took over porno: 'If we keep their clothes on and they didn't have sex, we'd be able to sell it to a lot more people'"
Rob Zombie, Musician
Small: You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a fruit fly and still have room enough f
"You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a fruit fly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart"
Fred Allen, Comedian
Small: After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didnt get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so
"After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
Small: After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasnt mine to begin with
"After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with"
Sue Grafton, Novelist
Small: As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wo
"As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
Small: Luckily, I was raised by people whod already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didnt want
"Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job"
Laura Dern, Actress
Small: Plastic surgery is like a big elephant sitting in the Hollywood living room
"Plastic surgery is like a big elephant sitting in the Hollywood living room"
Patricia Heaton, Actress