(on William Powell) The later ones (the Thin Man pictures) were very bad indeed, but it was always a joy to work with Bill Powell. He was and is a dear friend, and in the early Thin Man films with Woody Van Dyke, we managed to achieve what for those days was an almost pioneering sense of spontaneity.
- Myrna LoyDick Van Dyke was my first idol. He`s an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.
- Douglas WoodThe minute I tell you I`m a dyke and you`re like, `If you`re a lesbian, and we were laughing at you, does that. . . ` Just let me reassure you, yes, that makes you gay.
- Elvira Kurt