“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

“I was such a new star he could have ended my career within fifteen minutes after I walked out of that office. I had no interest in being a waiter.”

Clark Gable

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

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