“There's one wonderful thing about this business. You're privileged to meet some great people. There's a bond of sincere commiseration. The stuffed shirts form a fence behind which the others can get and tell naughty stories.”

Robert Mitchum

“I didn't think I had too many friends left in Hollywood. Gossip about Gary and me was being whispered all over town. No official Cooper separation had been declared and no one wanted to be on the wrong side when the lines were finally drawn. I was no longer the young darling of Hollywood.”

Patricia Neal On Gary Cooper

“I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“Hell, if I'd jumped on all the dames I'm supposed to have jumped on, I'd have had no time to go fishing.”
Clark Gable

“If you stay in front of that camera long enough, it will show you not only what you had for breakfast but who your ancestors were.”
John Barrymore