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"Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood."
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"In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it."

"It seems the farther away we are from Hollywood, the better the ratings."

"After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully."

"Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool."

"If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too?"

"Everybody in Hollywood was in Around the World in 80 Days. If you weren't, you left town and made up an excuse."

"How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?"

"The criteria, for me, is movie star. It's Hollywood. Not Somalia."
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"There's something about shadows because you make your own mind up about what's lurking in them."

"I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so."

"I do like to be creative and I'm very lucky that I've been given different areas in which I'm able to do that - whether it be film or television or theatre or whatever. I'm also still into music and recording."

"Well, no. I was getting into trouble messing around with it for roles. So one night I went home, cut it down with a pair of scissors and then got in the bath and shaved it all off. I've never looked back."

"I never wanted to be aligned to a mature group because they go off and become politicians and stuff."

"However, there's three reasons for doing things in this particular world. One is love, one is prestige and the other's money. If you get all three together, that's fine."

"Not that I have any interest in saying goodbye to Rocky. I absolutely adore being involved and a part of something that is really a phenomenon."

"I've never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It's never been part of my psyche."
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