“Well, I remember when I used to go into managers' offices to apply for jobs. I always was afraid I'd be either too short or too tall for the role I was applying for. So I used to scrooch down as little as I could, so that if they said I was too small I could suddenly grow up right there before their eyes.”

Mary Pickford

“By the time I'd worked for three lawyers, I'd been chased around desks so often I figured I had what it takes for more important endeavors like show business.”
Mamie van Doren

“I don't approve of the John Waynes and the Gary Coopers saying 'Shucks, I ain't no actor—I'm just a bridge builder or a gas station attendant.' If they aren't actors, what the hell are they getting paid for? I have respect for my profession. I worked hard at it.”
Humphrey Bogart On Gary Cooper, John Wayne

“We have too many actors for the jobs available.”
Tony Randall

“I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.”
Liz Taylor