High Noon (1952) was the most un-American thing I have ever seen in my whole life. The last thing in the picture is ol` Coop (Gary Cooper) putting the United States marshal`s badge under his foot and stepping on it. I`ll never regret having run (screenwriter Carl Foreman) out of this country.
- John Wayne(on Gary Cooper) Coop was a lovely guy. His sense of humor was kind of within. He`d do something he knew was funny. He laughed inwardly. It was a delight! He`s say things, then chuckle within himself. He was wonderful, low-key, like Fred Astaire, an absolute gentleman. These are quality, quality people. They have their own atmosphere about them. Coop`s was very laid-back and easy.
- Tab Hunter(about Gary Cooper) "Coop is a right guy, the kind you like to hunt and fish with and not talk about making movies. I laid it on him one time about his romance with Carole (Carole Lombard, Gable`s wife) and he got pale as hell. She told me about it during a drunken argument we had. After that, Coop and I didn`t hunt together so much and when we did, we kept an eye on each other. She used to throw him up to me in my face and that was hard to take, especially since I didn`t know the whole truth until years later. I got to admit I was jealous.
- Clark Gable