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Daddy had got us rooms in a motel until he could find us a house. There were not a lot of places available for a young family on our budget. Daddy went around to dozens of places. Nobody wanted kids. Finally, he found one in the hills south of Glendale. As usual, the landlady asked if he had kids. "Yep,` he replied. `A boy and a girl.` `Well, whatta you going to do about them?` she wanted to know, implying that she didn`t allow children. `I`m gonna take`em out and drown them in the Los Angeles River, and come back tomorrow.` That was my father - ask a silly question and just wait. She must have had the same sense of humor: we moved in the next day.

- Debbie Reynolds

(on Montgomery Clift) Monty was a great talent, whose acting I always admired. He had extraordinary instincts. His observations about the script were always astute and correct. He would have made a great director, which eventually he wanted to be. "Would you ever direct yourself?," I once asked him. "Are you kidding," he replied. "As a director, I simply wouldn`t put up with all that crap from me." Monty was having problems then. He was full of all kinds of problems, many of them imaginary.

- Myrna Loy

When asked why she married Valentino, she replied, "It was simply a case of California, the glamour of the Southern moonlight and the fascinating love-making of the man."

- Jean Acker

When asked by German Cosmopolitan (3/00) if she would like having herself as a daughter she replied, "Well of course. I am a good person, nice, smart, witty, trustworthy, know nice people, don`t do drugs and earn a lot of money." On what she likes about her parents: "They have made it quite clear that they believe I can be great. Had my parents expected less of me,I would not be the person I am now. And I am very happy with myself." (German Cosmopolitan March 2000)

- Natalie Portman

"Before I got "Gilmore Girls" (2000), I was modeling. I went in for a call and was told, "Sweetie, you need to lose two inches off those hips". I was 14. So I just replied, "I have more jobs than I can do. I`m in high school. I can`t go to all the trouble of losing the two inches, so I`ll pass". Someone might tell you to lose weight, but you can say no".

- Alexis Bledel

"(When asked about her career in later years,) Virginia would always change the subject as quickly as possible without being rude. She never watched her old movies or replied to requests for interviews. Although she was never one to criticize, I think our boys got the impression that their mother didn`t think very much of the motion picture industry." -- Lionel Krisel, Weidler`s husband

- Virginia Weidler

"You`re new here, aren`t you?" Nicholson, who rarely is seen in public without his sunglasses, replied when asked by a photographer to take off his glasses for a photo.

- Jack Nicholson

While promoting the film Pretty Baby (1978), 12-year old Brooke was asked, "What does good in bed mean?" Brooke cheekily replied; "When I`m sick and stay home from school watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that`s good in bed."

- Brooke Shields

(on John Ford) Orson Welles was once asked which American directors most appealed to him. "The old masters," he replied. "By which I mean John Ford, John Ford and John Ford." Well, I studied "Young Mr. Lincoln," for example. As I say, John Ford had a big influence on me.

- Elia Kazan

A reporter once asked him, "Who is Cary Grant? He replied: "When you find out, tell me."

- Cary Grant

Paula is a sweet lady and a great addition to the family. I`m not really familiar with her music, and I`ve said this to her face. We had a party at the house for my sister, Renee, and (my) Dad said, `Charlie, put on some Paula Abdul, I don`t own any of her records`. So I replied, `I`ve been playing them so much, they`re all worn out, they scratch and skip all over the place it would be an embarrassment`. Paula didn`t buy it for an instant. - 1993 quote, during the time Paula Abdul was married to his brother Emilio Estevez.

- Charlie Sheen

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, `In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!`

- John F. Kennedy

I was crushed when Bush got re-elected. I was so depressed and am still gravely disappointed with the results of both elections. I think history will verify that the world would have been a much better place if the outcome had not been that way. I`m never going to be invited for tea at the White House. But I`ve never gone on stage - before the elections or since - and slagged off Bush. Not because I agree with him in any way, out of respect for the office of President. It`s too obvious to bash Bush. Everybody knows what I think about his policies. We went to a local bar for a couple of drinks to cheer ourselves up. On the way home we passed a couple who were in their sixties. I could see the recognition in their eyes so I said, `How ya doing?`. The old guy replied, `I only got one thing to say to you` - and put his hand in the sign of a `W`. I went bananas - and that wasn`t one tenth of how badly my wife reacted. Needless to say, it`s been a difficult last couple of years. It`s heartbreaking many people now view Americans with suspicion. At one time, we were everybody`s best friend. We could go to places perceived as dangerous territories. Now, I`d think twice about asking our road crew to travel there. (May 2006)

- Jon Bon Jovi

(talking about her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994)): "I was reading the script in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, `I`ve GOT to get this!` And he replied, `Then you will.` And I thought, `Yep, that`s it. I`m bloody well going to.` And that was it. I was so determined. It was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn`t believe it. I was so happy, I cried. I remember I was working part-time at a deli at the time because I didn`t have any money and was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I`d got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn`t control myself. It was absolutely brilliant."

- Kate Winslet

Cable from Laurence Olivier to Richard Burton at the height of the Cleopatra (1963) scandal: "Make up your mind, dear heart. Do you want to be a great actor or a household word?" Burton replied: "Both."

- Richard Burton

(on Tucker Carlson and his show): You may have heard that I went onto a TV show on CNN called "Crossfire" (1982), which I suppose is a debate show named after the stray bullets that strike and kill innocent bystanders during a gang fight. I said some pretty nasty things, most notably that their show was destroying America, and that he was a dick. He replied to me by saying, "You`re not being funny." I then said, "I know that, but on Monday I will go back to being funny, and your show will still blow."

- Jon Stewart

His legal name was Roy Fitzgerald. When meeting John F. Kennedy, the American president remarked: "They say all Fitzgeralds are related." to which Hudson replied, "I guess that makes Ella happy."

- Rock Hudson

He once sent a script back with a polite rejection. The writer came back with, "We tailored it just for you." He simply replied: But no one came to take measurements.

- Alec Guinness

I`d never consciously left home to see a zombie movie. They were fine by me, but I had no intention of ever being in one. But I`ve been learning more about it as I`ve been doing interviews. I didn`t even know there were specialist zombie magazines and clubs. I heard the other day that a radio station had asked people if they`d made preparations for an attack by zombies, and a staggering number of people replied yes!

- Billy Connolly

When Mitchum, who served time for marijuana possission, was asked what it was like in jail, he replied, "It`s like Palm Springs without the riff-raff."

- Robert Mitchum

I called Alec up and said, `I`m going to do a comedy with Pauly Shore where we play two stoners trapped in a biosphere. My brother replied, `I think that is the single most career-ending decision you can possibly make.` - On Bio-Dome (1996).

- Stephen Baldwin

(1987 comment on Trevor Howard) I believe Trevor Howard has quite a nice, gentle riposte to unwanted attention. Someone saw him in a bar once and said, "Are you Trevor Howard?". "Yes," he replied, "when I`m working I am."

- Charles Dance

I was in this guy`s office in LA two years ago and he said: `Love your work, Joe, love your work.` I`m thinking, wow, he came all the way to catch me as Christ in Son of Man at the Barbican. I asked what he`d seen me in and he replied: `Nothing` - without a flicker of irony. I thought, OK, that`s how it works.

- Joseph Fiennes

When asked "Why in the hell would you want to do a shot-by-shot remake of Psycho in color?" He serenely replied "So no one else would have to."

- Gus Van Sant

Jack Hylton said: `I want you, I want you, but I can`t offer you the part '“ it`s for a 35-year-old woman`. So, he said: `I tell you what, I`ll make you the understudy and you`ll be in the chorus. And I said: `But I can`t dance!` He replied: `Good, we`ll put you on the end of the line and make you the funny chorus girl who always messes things up!`

- Annie Ross

I asked the producer who else is doing the show. And he replied: `Dorothy Paul, and, of course, McLean.` I said: `Shirley?` And he said: `No '“ Una!`.

- Annie Ross

Mike made an accusation in closed session, and Dr. Thompson replied,

- David Kelley

The last time somebody said, `I find I can write much better with a word processor.`, I replied, `They used to say the same thing about drugs.`

- Roy Blount Jr.

(But, when asked by Tillamook County Deputy District Attorney Brian Erickson about threats he allegedly made, Painter replied,) Absolutely not. I told them I need that radio; go get that radio. ... This is (expletive); let`s get out of here.

- Thomas White

When asked who the most attractive person he worked with was, he replied calmly, "I am".

- Tony Curtis

When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: `Only stand out of my light.` Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.

- Adam Comey

I said to Heart, `How goes it?` Heart replied: `Right as a Ribstone Pippin!`

- Alexandre Barros

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

- Allison Hanna

(When FightNews asked what`s after Hopkins, Taylor replied,) Anyone who steps up, it don`t make a difference to me. ... As long as I can.

- Angie Morton

At times it is hard to ignore the comparisons between Baghdad (where I was less than a month ago and have spent more of the last two years) and New Orleans: The anarchy, the looting, some of it purely for survival, some of it purely opportunistic. We watched a flatbed truck drive by, a man on the back with an M-16 looking up on the roofs for snipers, as is common in Iraq. Private security contractors were stationed outside the Royal St. Charles Hotel; when asked if things were getting pretty wild around the area, one of them replied, '˜Nope. It`s pretty Green Zone here.`

- Anthony Morrow

I was lecturing to a group of English teachers about Dante. Suddenly one of them got up-English teachers, mind you-and said, "What is Dante?" "Well, Madam," I replied, "It is a kind of detergent."

- Bantu Holomisa

One of the things that Sara Jane was asked in court yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Eleanor Hunter was, `Are you pleading guilty because you are in truth and in fact guilty and do you stipulate that there is a factual basis for the guilty plea?` to which she replied, `Yes.` In light of what she said after walking out of court, we can only assume she was lying to the judge, or lying to the press to save face. The judge is obviously concerned.

- Barb Zoodsma

When asked what had held up her dress in Gilda (1946), she replied, "Two things."

- Rita Hayworth

The New York Times (November 5, 1971) noted:

She liked practical jokes. Once, when a man she didn`t particularly like, telephoned, asking, "Is this Miss Pennington?" she replied, "This ain`t me." Her dressing room door bore a sign, "For Men Only."

- Ann Pennington